## Wu Xinlin's editorial illustrations show solitude in a whole new light The Chinese illustrator's personal series highlights how being alone is never as simple as it looks. Humans are social animals, and so in our cultural imagination, we tend to bracket solitude with loneliness. Viewed from a different perspective, though, it can be quite beautiful. And that's a theme that comes out clearly in the work of Wu Xinlin. At the same time, the Chinese illustrator, who's based in Wuhan, never oversentimentalises being alone, or paints an unrealistic picture of perfect quiet and contentment.…