The Walk Within
The Walk Within examines the relationship of the artist and her social environment, and the space between the inside and outside of the body. A remnant of the body - the feet, illustrates the altered state of unconscious instincts to defend itself in place of adverse situations represented by the fragments of glass.
Inspired by the shared narratives between people with mental conditions and the artist herself, the artist explores the capacity of the individual to cope with confusions, accept pain, and build resiliency within the self. Pain is an experience that is necessary and unavoidable, we can only find strength within us to help us live the challenges in life.
"In the installation of The Walk Within, I have intentionally chosen to use found objects in my art. When Duchamp first presented a found urinal as his art Fountain to the Society of Independent Artists in 1917, he defined his found object as art because "he chose it, therefore, it is art". Duchamp's statement serves as a reminder for me to see the value in any kind of object or person, and in our identities and the work we do. By choosing abandoned and damaged objects, it is significant because a new meaning is given and these objects can re-live with another purpose, and this also emphasizes the idea of "I see you. And I believe in you." When new meanings are given, new thoughts are framed about the world around us, and we begin to see things differently. Drawing on findings of leading scientists on human consciousness from around the world, Lynne McTaggart (2008) wrote in The Intention Experiment that thought is a thing that affects other things and our thoughts generate its own palpable energy, hence, our world is what we make of it.
For the past couple of weeks during coffee breaks, I was greeted with this quote on the atrium wall by Ralph Waldo Emerson, it wrote, "what lies behind you and what lies in front of you pales in comparison to what lies inside of you". It seems to say, despite the dark cave and patches of broken glass fragments in front of us, it is the walk within us that matters."
References
McTaggart, L. (2008). Using your thoughts to change your life and the world: The intention experiment.
New York: Free Press.
Warr, T. & Jones, A. (eds) (2000). The artist's body: Themes and movements. Oxford: Phaidon Press.
Inspired by the shared narratives between people with mental conditions and the artist herself, the artist explores the capacity of the individual to cope with confusions, accept pain, and build resiliency within the self. Pain is an experience that is necessary and unavoidable, we can only find strength within us to help us live the challenges in life.
"In the installation of The Walk Within, I have intentionally chosen to use found objects in my art. When Duchamp first presented a found urinal as his art Fountain to the Society of Independent Artists in 1917, he defined his found object as art because "he chose it, therefore, it is art". Duchamp's statement serves as a reminder for me to see the value in any kind of object or person, and in our identities and the work we do. By choosing abandoned and damaged objects, it is significant because a new meaning is given and these objects can re-live with another purpose, and this also emphasizes the idea of "I see you. And I believe in you." When new meanings are given, new thoughts are framed about the world around us, and we begin to see things differently. Drawing on findings of leading scientists on human consciousness from around the world, Lynne McTaggart (2008) wrote in The Intention Experiment that thought is a thing that affects other things and our thoughts generate its own palpable energy, hence, our world is what we make of it.
For the past couple of weeks during coffee breaks, I was greeted with this quote on the atrium wall by Ralph Waldo Emerson, it wrote, "what lies behind you and what lies in front of you pales in comparison to what lies inside of you". It seems to say, despite the dark cave and patches of broken glass fragments in front of us, it is the walk within us that matters."
References
McTaggart, L. (2008). Using your thoughts to change your life and the world: The intention experiment.
New York: Free Press.
Warr, T. & Jones, A. (eds) (2000). The artist's body: Themes and movements. Oxford: Phaidon Press.
