come and play with me?
We can never go back in time to seek our memories. Being trapped in this never ending loop of not wanting to grow up, the feeling of hopelessness takes over.
We all have desires and wants. The never ending need that rages in us as human beings. In my case, the want to stop growing up, living in a stress-free environment without any troubles would be the ultimate dream come true. In the comfort zone in which only I occupy, imaginative scenes play on a continuous loop, dreaming of the things that could never happen, the scenes that would never be able to come true, feeling strong emotions of regret and loneliness. However, as time passes, it becomes obvious that one cannot stop the hands of time from moving and has to move forward. Thus leading to the feeling of hopelessness and the want to escape into my own little world, the idea of being trapped in my own comfort zone. But with reality knocking on the walls of my little cocoon, I start to collapse under the power of time.
Memories of nostalgia may be a way of how people are unhappy towards the present times and would rather relieve the past than to be satisfied with what they already have. I'm sure many of us have a little something in which we keep close to our hearts and would never decide to throw away or give up on. And this little something would then help us hold onto our most precious memory, the time and place in which impacted us or we treasured the most.
Other than manipulating and playing around with my memories, I'm attempting to bring together the people around me. Using the action of crocheting as an 'ice-breaker', I'm able to communicate and interact with others better. Through the use of a craft-technique, I'm also attempting to bring to attention the discrimination of craft, showing how it does not exist as just a hobby, is able to create and form works of art, that is not just pretty, but can also stimulate minds through imaginative processes.
We all have desires and wants. The never ending need that rages in us as human beings. In my case, the want to stop growing up, living in a stress-free environment without any troubles would be the ultimate dream come true. In the comfort zone in which only I occupy, imaginative scenes play on a continuous loop, dreaming of the things that could never happen, the scenes that would never be able to come true, feeling strong emotions of regret and loneliness. However, as time passes, it becomes obvious that one cannot stop the hands of time from moving and has to move forward. Thus leading to the feeling of hopelessness and the want to escape into my own little world, the idea of being trapped in my own comfort zone. But with reality knocking on the walls of my little cocoon, I start to collapse under the power of time.
Memories of nostalgia may be a way of how people are unhappy towards the present times and would rather relieve the past than to be satisfied with what they already have. I'm sure many of us have a little something in which we keep close to our hearts and would never decide to throw away or give up on. And this little something would then help us hold onto our most precious memory, the time and place in which impacted us or we treasured the most.
Other than manipulating and playing around with my memories, I'm attempting to bring together the people around me. Using the action of crocheting as an 'ice-breaker', I'm able to communicate and interact with others better. Through the use of a craft-technique, I'm also attempting to bring to attention the discrimination of craft, showing how it does not exist as just a hobby, is able to create and form works of art, that is not just pretty, but can also stimulate minds through imaginative processes.
behind the scenes of come and play with me?
don't leave me alone
My work revolves around the comfort spaces around me; sparked off by the attempts to input my crazy love for colours while replicating my an object that has brought me much comfort. Yarn, usually used to create clothes or accessories that bring warmth and comfort, is used as a main material in my work. Making use of the calming effect produced by the action of crocheting, I am able to shut out my surroundings and stay within my own little world. In the process of creating, I have brought along my yarn as I commute to and fro various places, crocheting my comfort elements along the way. While focusing on the repetitive actions of the crocheting yarn, I am able to ignore the thoughts in my head, or others' opinion of me, existing just in my little world of colourful yarn.
My personality may not be the most outgoing, and I tend to be unable to communicate very well with people that I'm not close with. Thus, leading to my use of excessive colours to shield my fear and gain courage. I'm usually very quiet around unfamiliar people or environment and thus I want my work to help gain attention from others, talk in my place, and not lose its presence.
My personality may not be the most outgoing, and I tend to be unable to communicate very well with people that I'm not close with. Thus, leading to my use of excessive colours to shield my fear and gain courage. I'm usually very quiet around unfamiliar people or environment and thus I want my work to help gain attention from others, talk in my place, and not lose its presence.