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The Help Series is about capturing complex and otherwise dark emotions into a surrealistic colourful expression of beauty and hope. It is designed to help viewers reflect and transcribe their own emotional experiences into visual representations.
2021
  • "i live in a burning house"​
 

"i live in a burning house"

“I live in a burning house” visualises the feeling of experiencing anger and resentment.
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This feeling lasted for a long time until I noticed having anger and resentment were only hurting me and no one else. But, even after becoming aware of it, it was hard to stop. I felt trapped in these feelings that were causing me pain. I started writing in my art journal trying to figure out how this felt in terms of imagery. It felt like my body was a house and I was trapped inside of a burning house. The flame was melting my body. There is a door to walk out, but it’s as if I’m choosing not to leave. Represented by the limp arms, I’ve given up while flames engulf my body. 

I wanted to paint something that would help me get out of this feeling, so I replaced flames with flowers. There are many repetitive elements in the painting, and in a way, this repetitiveness was used as a meditative treatment for the anger and resentment I was carrying. Within a month of it, those feelings had been resolved. By replacing flames with flowers I replaced pain with conquest and achievement.
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"i live in a burning house" (2021) | 90cm x 120cm | acrylic, hand dyed cotton thread on linen
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    • Help Series (2021) >
      • "i live in a burning house"
    • Spirit Illness (2019-2020) >
      • sleeping bull
      • the hunt
      • slump
      • beer
      • on a bed of thistles
    • Portrait Series (2020) >
      • crane picnic
      • a dreaming rooster
      • the daydreamer
      • the island
    • Peace Lily Playground (2019)
    • The Bouquet Series (2019)
    • the S(PA)RROW series (2019)
    • Mountain Landscape Series (2017)
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