Jingze Du’s paintings frequently depict human heads, ranging from slightly contorted to naturalistic, in grey tones with accents of black and white. These works explore positions that oscillate between two states, such as strength and weakness; masculine and feminine; conformity and independence; and validation and rejection. Above all, Du’s work is representative of his experience as an immigrant with a life neatly divided into two parts—the first half in China, the second half in Ireland.