MIND MAPPING
18 STUDIES
DAILY STRUGGLE
SYMBOLIC/ ICONIC
A direct visual representation of feet and thorn, trying to convey the struggle of living with common beauty standard. A sense of self-consciousness and the desire to move away from this kind of unnecessary pain. The thorn also signifies a strong sense of religious association, as I do find myself blindly follow the social norms (standard of beauty) and practice (shave my legs). Quite literally, trapped within and unable to escape. |
INDEXICAL/ ICONIC
A picture of my feet from my perspective. The image is trying the convey the same meaning as the symbolic/iconic one. However, because the image is directly associated with a part of my body, it contains more personal information such as the color of my skin and the condition of my toes. |
CONNOTATIVE
Sometimes I feel having a pair of hairy legs is a gift from a beloved enemy. Biologically, they exist on my legs with some sort of purpose; in the meantime, they are mentally discomfort to me just like those needles sticking out from the bowtie. They may not be obvious to see in the first place, but once you acknowledge their existence, they would be bugging you all the time and constantly poke your self-confidence. |
OOXX
SYMBOLIC/ ICONIC
A common symbol that can be found nearby almost every washroom. However, when break apart the symbol that represent female, it is literally just a combination of O and X. When facing the question, “am I fully a female?”, the answer is yes and no. Each one of us contains both feminine and masculine qualities, yet, they seem to be shaped into a particular category and would be forever living with this identity. |
INDEXICAL/ ICONIC
A picture of my bras and several clotheshorses. To me, those bras signify how my body was shaped as I grew from a girl to a woman in a more or less forceful way. The clotheshorses, on the other hand, signify that no matter pink or blue, other still perceive you as what kind of cloth you hang on. More importantly, that action is often not the freedom of your choice. |
CONNOTATIVE
I am a fluffy pink ball trapped on a piece of pink web called femininity which is pinned down by gender expectation. |
MIDNIGHT CONVERSATION
FINGERTIPS
SYMBOLIC/ ICONIC
A straight up representation of my right hand holding a pen. As my right hand is the most direct medium which turns my creativity and vision into a visible form. Sometimes, it communicates even better than my mouth. It holds my passion and the skill my process. |
INDEXICAL/ ICONIC
A picture of a pile of dried acrylic paints. What is special about this is that the paint naturally forms a heart without any intentional force, and I guess that is the same for one’s passion. No one can intervened, it just formed naturally. |
CONNOTATIVE
A physical representation of what I was always left with after finishing a project. |
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
SYMBOLIC/ ICONIC
An iconic symbol of the combination between a mouth and zippers. On one hand, it represents the unknown and the fear of what that unknown will lead me to. Sometimes, the most unexpected surprise comes out directly from my mouth (what I said) which get me into troubles and I almost wish there’s a zipper to shut it up. |
INDEXICAL/ ICONIC
A picture of me holding on a pile of egg shells that stuck on top of each other. This is taken from a perspective of how I examine my failures and experiences in life. In which they all came to me as an unexpected surprise, requires a long time to digest, and ultimately turns into my foundation and energy. |
CONNOTATIVE
I am not going to lie that I was out of idea and this is just something I put together in the last minute. Without further ado: SURPRISE! |