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Hong Yi makes Facebook portrait of Mark Zuckerberg from booksMalaysian architect and artist <a title="Hong Yi Makes Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook Portrait From Books" href="http://www.ohiseered.com/" target="_blank">Hong Yi</a> (a.k.a. Red) is famous for making people's portraits from unusual things, like <a title="Hong Yi Makes Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook Portrait From Books" href="http://inhabitat.com/hong-yi-paints-an-incredible-portrait-using-coffee-stains/" target="_blank">coffee stains</a> or bamboo socks. But her latest project -- cleverly entitled "Facebook" -- is one that will probably garner her millions of "likes". Made entirely from hand-cut books piled up, "Facebook" cast shadows that strikingly resemble the world's most famous Facebooker.1
Hong Yi makes Facebook portrait of Mark Zuckerberg from booksThe idea for "Facebook" -- the art piece, not the social network -- came about when the China-based artist was invited to the US to speak about her art at California's EG Conference.2
Hong Yi makes Facebook portrait of Mark Zuckerberg from booksShe had some spare time and thought on asking fans through her Facebook page which American personality she should portray in her next piece.3
Hong Yi makes Facebook portrait of Mark Zuckerberg from booksHowever, the answer was already in front of her eyes -- Mark Zuckerberg would be the subject of her new creation.4
Hong Yi makes Facebook portrait of Mark Zuckerberg from booksHong Yi uses locally sourced materials for her art, and for her latest piece she collected 36 books of Game of Thrones -- the thickest book she could find.5
Hong Yi makes Facebook portrait of Mark Zuckerberg from booksShe then stacked up the books in two piles and sliced off the edges so that the pages would cast shadows resembling Zuckerberg's face.6
Hong Yi makes Facebook portrait of Mark Zuckerberg from booksAmazingly, the books' text is completely legible. It took Yi seven days to complete the piece.7
