You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day.

I'm your host, Elise Hugh. We are continuing to share a handful of talks, conversations, and podcast episodes from the TED Archive that we hope we're going to spark

some inspiration in all of us as we think about the end of the year and what practices we

want to bring into our lives in 2026. Today we're sharing a talk that reminds us to find the

beauty in the cracks. Artist Lili Yeh calls herself a barefoot artist. She travels the world with a suitcase full of art supplies,

working with whoever wants to join her.

In this deeply moving talk from 2024,

she shares the fruits of her collaborative art projects

that bring color, community, and beauty

to public spaces often seen as broken.

Thank you. and beauty, to public spaces often seen as broken. I remember when I was young, I liked to make pictures of beautiful places,

but I didn't know that would become the passion of my life.

I was born in China and grew up in Taiwan.

When I was seven, my family had to flee to the island

because of the communist takeover of the mainland.

And at 15, I began studying Chinese landscape painting.

And through the studies, I came in contact with a very special place,

which is often described as the dustless world in Chinese culture.

It is a place of this world,

yet it reviews the mystery of the other.

It is a place of pristine beauty and poignant serenity without the mental pollution of self-centeredness and greed and ignorance.

And eventually, it's a place I call home.

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