Deep Sea
Back to 500 Millions Years Ago, Deep Sea
2023
Glisten Paper Prints
Humans, evolved from the deep sea, centuries ago. Until today, we still share many similar characteristics with marine life and maintain an inseparable connection with the ocean. In moments of anxiety, the sight of the ocean and its creatures might evoke imagery of these beings invading and parasitising the body, influencing each actions and every decisions.
Emerge from the deep sea and return to familiar ground. This imagery heightens the awareness of the profound connection with the ocean and the indescribable sense of resonance. When confronted with the vastness of nature/society, humans/women appears small and vulnerable. This series visualises self-reflection and anxiety by portraying the struggles of individual existence, demonstrating how women’s imagination transforms everyday experiences into supernatural phenomena, and explores the pursuit of origins and innate psychological roots. It is necessary to reassess the connection between the environment and the individual, and to focus on the externalisation of women’s experiences and emotions, as well as the complex relationship between parasitism and symbiosis. The focus on finding balance and empathy in a symbiotic state helps to understand the unique situation of women in society. Also, women are often cast into the role of the “other” in society, and this series serves as a reflection and reconstruction of that position—being watched, being occupied, and being parasitised.