The researchers and the astronaut figure appear again, if briefly, in Cao Fei's new 　　video MatryoshkaVerse (2022), in which she captures documentary footage of the 　　incredible border city of Manzhouli in Inner Mongolia. A blend of Chinese and Russian 　　influences, which are visible in giant Matryoshka-doll buildings and amusement parks, 　　Manzhouli and its surrounding landscape becom...