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"Going Away, Coming Home" Airport Installation
In November 2006, Liu's public art installation "Going Away, Coming Home" was unveiled at the Oakland International Airport. The installation is a 160-foot long wall of windows in the Terminal 2 concourse. The installation was commissioned by the Port of Oakland for $300,000.

The installation depicts 80 cranes that are meant to comfort and give blessings to people who are leaving their homes or returning from travel. Liu was inspired by a silk Chinese scroll painting from the 12th century, which also depicts cranes symbolizing good luck. Liu painted the work with enamel in her signature style of allowing the paint to drip. She collaborated with the 140-year-old German glass fabrication company Derix Glasstudios.