▁issues , ▁the ▁urban ▁drama ▁between ▁the ▁desire ▁and ▁reality . ▁F iction , ▁truth ▁and ▁ill usion ▁often ▁play ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁her ▁works . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁X ing ' s ▁first ▁major ▁works ▁was ▁the ▁series ▁dis Con nex ion ▁( 2 0 0 2 - 2 0 0 3 ), ▁large - scale ▁photograph s ▁of ▁w ires , ▁circuit ▁bo ards , ▁and ▁other ▁computer ▁waste ▁export ed ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁China ' s ▁Gu ang d ong ▁Province . ▁ ▁X ing ▁began ▁her ▁series ▁Urban ▁F iction ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁which ▁features ▁photograph s ▁of ▁architect ural ▁ma qu ettes ▁that ▁X ing ▁encountered ▁at ▁real - est ate ▁developers ’ ▁offices ▁into ▁which ▁she ▁inserted ▁cut out ▁figures ▁that ▁are ▁en act ing ▁a ▁scene ▁of ▁domestic ▁drama . ▁Urban ▁F iction ▁has ▁been ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁exhibition ▁" In k ▁Art : ▁Past ▁as ▁Pres ent ▁in ▁Contempor ary ▁China ", ▁and ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University ' s ▁Fair bank ▁Center ▁for ▁Chinese ▁Studies . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁X ing ▁continued ▁her ▁expl oration ▁of ▁urban ▁architecture ▁and ▁her ▁relationship ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Be ij ing ▁through ▁the ▁series ▁Wall ▁House . ▁ ▁Major ▁art works ▁ ▁A ▁Personal ▁Di ary ▁▁ 1 9 9 3 - 2 0 0 3 , ▁Phot ograph s ▁ ▁In ▁A ▁Personal ▁Di