This were the meaning behind my works from top to bottom.
- Me (on Guard) as I usually do not like to reveal too much when I meet people for the first time as I dont trust them. However I would reveal a little to be genuine. The colour face is to show how I try to appear more interesting and bubbly when I first meet people.
Plus a new enviornment. The reason for why the people only have certain facial features is to show how I usually zero in on certain parts of people when I meet them and I usually cant really remember their face in entirity. The goat legs at the bottom was to represent the humour I usually try to inject when I am trying to lighten an awkward mood.
Equals to me becoming Dora the Explora. I use the spelling of explora cos my friends like to spell it that was saying that it ryhmes more with Dora. I think this image is self explantory, as almost everyone who found out I am called Dora makes the link to the cartoon. I made her faceless to represent how I have nothing to say or an expression to give anymore cos I am always hearing the same joke and it gets quite boring.
2. Me as Me. This time I do not have a mask on as I am with friends I trust and see no need to hide too much. However I do occassionally put on a fake smile even when I am tired so that I can keep conversation going.
Plus a friend’s party. The reason why I replaced human faces with animals was to show the different characteristic that my friends have. It also acts as a mask as there are friends who I know who puts on a public persona in front of a large group of people
Equals to Me becoming a mirror. I say that I become a mirror as I usually try to mirror and accomadate to my friends so they would feel more comfortable around me and around new aquaintances.
3. Me breaking down. I think this is another self explantory one. When I am constantly working I try to not think about being tired and constantly thinking about work and trying to do something related to work so I feel productive. But after awhile I would fall sick or feel mentally drain. I relate this to being a robot as a robot can constantly work or suppose to but sometimes it breaks into pieces when it gets overworked.
Plus Time spent with loved ones. The caption says it all about the image expect maybe for the part where I portary the girl still being part human part robot. This is to show how spending time with my partner helps me recuperate mentally.
Human Again. Just shows me being alive again.
4. Me as the sea to present me when I am alone. I used the sea as it appears calm but beneath it still has currents, like how I let my mind wander when I am alone.
Plus the forest because I love to explore nature,cimb rocks and look at insects act in their natural habit
Equals to a world of imagination as I will be able to imagine stories of the trees and animals and come up with communities and tribes. Helping me spend my time when I am alone.
On a whole I try to have the first and last image in each equation to show that not everything of me has changed when I am put through those settings. The colours constantly change cos I wanted it to be as colourful as possible and occasionally trippy to portray a certain kind of eccentric-ness. It was fun trying to battle myself on making everything more aesthetic. And to be honest if I was to do a project like this again I would probably stick to flat design because I can portray a more vibrant and cohesive colour scheme and some simplicity. Yup definitely have a love hate relationship with my work. But more love hahaha