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Paper, wax,pigment, cotton thread
Photo by Shiyao Sun
The establishment of intimacy is a slow process of soul reshaping, its definition is not limited by how we name it, intimacy including relatives, friends, lovers or other emotional connections based on spirit bonding. Two independent individuals connecting by some chance, fill vacancy, forsake disharmony, interpenetrate each other to try to reach a stable state of balance. The shattering and reorganization of the soul is destined to be full of regret and pain, but in the process of giving and gaining, even the experiencer themselves cannot estimate its weight and value, and the quality of the results is even harder to assess. Soul is fragile but tangible, broken but complete, mutual depends and achieves. Ideal intimacy does not lie in appearance perfection, it’s that each individuals who are part from each other can maintain integrity and free.
The work shows the fragility and lightness of the soul through the combination of paper and wax, the stitching red thread represents living blood, and also can be interpret as the red line of fate. Each part can be worn separately as a complete work, and also can combine together as a hole work.