PORTRAIT
I studied the topic ‘membrane’, defined as an outer layer that holds organelles together. However, if the membrane allows toxic or anything harmful to get in, it can be suffocating and dangerous for the cell as a whole. Just like our life, if we so used to bad things such as pornography and cigarettes, we can get addicted to it and it will be difficult for us to escape. The hands with red coloured nails all around the man’s face represent evil deeds (e.g. prostitution and pornography), that is trapping the person and keeping him/her in this situation.
I then studied what people are generally addicted to. Thus, I wrapped myself with plastic full of gadgets (social media addiction), cans and bottles of alcohol (alcohol addiction), cigarettes and e-cigarettes (nicotine addiction), and sex toys, condoms, lubricants (sex/porn addiction) which are the most common problems worldwide. The purpose of the plastic is to replicate membrane that separates things into one. The grumpy facial expression and the irregular lines of the plastic create tension for these paintings.