This is where it came about. My idea for Project 3. Concept Creation At first, I thought of continuing the topic of belonging. When I was looking for a place for my installation, I found an empty room that seemed to be quite abandoned. I thought that it would be perfect for my topic – the idea of feeling abandoned… Read more →
So here’s to continuing my topic of belonging and home. Concept Creation I’m still keen in playing the role of a flaneur and observe the people in the streets while asking myself the question of why people sometimes just feel as though they do not belong. From my previous project, these are the reasons that I’ve kept in mind… Read more →
Black and White I decided to finalise my series in black and white. I have tried to edit some of my photos in colour, attempting to add a nostalgic and somehow hollow feel through the colours in the photographs. However, I felt as though black and white photos allow me to fully focus on the stillness and also the movement within… Read more →
Drawing inspiration from a few photographers – mainly focusing on street photography, I ventured out to the south of Singapore to take photographs, hoping that I’d find quiet, empty spaces and crowded areas as well. I came up with three possible reasons why we question where we truly belong, and linked these into possible scenarios. Crowded, Semi-crowded,… Read more →
“How could you ever feel comfortable if no matter where you went you felt like you belonged someplace else?” ― Mark Peter Hughes, Lemonade Mouth Here’s to tackling a topic that has been influencing me for a long time now. Where is home? And I don’t necessarily mean to ask where one’s address is. What I mean is… When,… Read more →
4D Project 2 required us to display our creativity through sequential thinking using 90 images. The first and last images are supposed to portray us sleeping. Nostalgia was my choice of topic, as I often find myself immersed in it in my dreams or even in reality. I wanted to show myself in a bus to show how nostalgia can hit a person anywhere,… Read more →
Fire and Ice by Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. My Response:… Read more →
Semiotics explore the idea of creating a deeper meaning on an object, where as the signifier is the object at surface level and the signified is the object that has an implied meaning bestowed upon it, depending on the way it is being portrayed. For an experiment in class to explore this concept further, I decided to bring a fan… Read more →
Introducing myself has always been a challenge due to my complex and unstable upbringing. I would not be sure whether I should reveal my entire background story, keep it brief or whether I should even just remain at the surface level of my individuality. Through these images, I wanted to capture more of the essence of my character, rather than… Read more →
