A similar satirical tone is present in Talking About Politics (2000). The painting shows a graveyard filled with neglected tombs and surrounded by eight chairs, a dog hiding under each. The whole picture has a feeling of misplacement. The dogs are not where they should be and the tombs are piled together like useless garbage. Su's composition is an expression of his dissatisfaction about political talk shows, which are so common on television these days. Su believes that these panels of talking heads are redundant for most people, seeing them as little more than a collection of personal attacks and overblown talk.
Looking over the 24 pieces on display, the dog image evidently appeals to Su. "Dogs are like humans; they are gregarious," he says. Su's dogs, and his other images, tend to be small, without expression and are disconnected from each other. Su admitted that he aims to minimize viewer's attention on the figurative elements on the canvases, making them focus on the larger themes he is trying to express instead.
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