Relationships
This series was exhibited in [4482]SASAPARI’s Ten year anniversary exhibition under the title: [TEN] HOPE
“For the past two years, we have seen an ever-increasing crisis around the world. The pandemic interrupted our daily lives, and the recent War in Ukraine took us apart from friends and family. We are hoping to combine our 10th exhibition together with the theme of Hope which we would like to call as Ten Hope. Due to the global issues, the exhibition's title ‘Ten Hope’ is selected to capture the sense of hope in the art scene that can encourage, motivate and power to move forward together for a brighter future. The exhibition shows the hope for peace and harmony, against war, and talks about the path of humanism.” - [4482]SASAPARI
Lovers in the Making (2022) 300x300x10mm, white honeycomb cardboard
![[SOLD] Past Lovers (2021) 300x300x3mm, brushed aluminium](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62535f610455065f4d075845/5f071b19-b78c-4638-bd45-916c8c2d3f3f/Relationships_Pastlovers_300dpi.jpeg)
[SOLD] Past Lovers (2021) 300x300x3mm, brushed aluminium
![[SOLD] Teacher and Student (2021) 290x290mmx3mm, inkjet printing on card & paper](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62535f610455065f4d075845/5875a1e2-d57c-42a8-934e-1285936bfa41/Relationships_Teacherandstudent_300dpi.jpg)
[SOLD] Teacher and Student (2021) 290x290mmx3mm, inkjet printing on card & paper
![[SOLD] Mother and Son (2022) 300x300x18mm, birch plywood](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62535f610455065f4d075845/12273342-5fc6-4297-af02-4f9cd229e72c/Relationships_Motherandson_300dpi.jpeg)
[SOLD] Mother and Son (2022) 300x300x18mm, birch plywood
Snippets of the Exhibition - Artist talk - Workshop Event
Workshop Title: [face your emotions]
”On the theme of #Hope I wanted to create a space for a fun and interactive workshop where I and the participants would think of the person we wanted to reconnect with the most and draw them! I wanted it to be a safe space and time for people to #heal as they project their honest emotions towards this person and their relationship onto a physical piece of paper and hopefully experience a release of a variety of feelings as they draw freely onto the paper.
This was the very first time I led a workshop and as nervous as I was, this workshop was a gift for me and I was so thankful that I was given the opportunity to deliver it. I felt so warm inside when I was able to spend time together drawing together with people.”
From fresh and exciting new beginnings to cold farewells, the landscape of our lives are constantly shaped by the relationships we encounter.
Using the faces of characters in films and dramas, this series aims to portray the emotional complexities of relationships that one encounters in day to day life: mother and son, lovers in the making, lovers drifting apart and teacher and student. With each piece acting as a window to the stories of the chosen characters, each in their own complex cultural or historical narrative contexts, the pieces are in essence, a collective expression capturing moments of hope in emotional connection. As the paintings are projected on different surfaces and textures, we can experience an added layer of expression to these moments. - Relationships
