Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Her Story 1- 5 (29.7 cm x 21 cm each), oil pastel on paper, 2015





The five paintings in diptych were done for an art exhibition entitled My Story, My Strength: Doodle for Change, which was organized by Women's Center for Change (http://wccpenang.org/) in Penang during the Georgetown Festival in 2015.
Domestic violence against women happens everyday and everywhere. We live with it but we do not know how to deal with it. It requires tremendous courage from the victim to decide to end the vicious circle of a power dynamic in a couple that is dysfunctional. At the same time, our society should provide more support for them by giving temporary shelters and counseling platform.
Her Story 1- 5, which measure 29.7 cm x 21 cm each, pair an abstract painting with a portrait of a wounded woman. Some said the diptychs were too colourful. Indeed, I see violence in all colours.

十月的詩 - 四十大盜

四十大盜
偷了屬於我的
一棵樹,
兩個家,
三袋的米,
四朵花,
五顆種子,
六張照片,
七幅畫,
八張臉孔,
九根長髮,
十瓶酒。