I can’t tell the difference between reality and dream,
I turned my imagination into my eyes,
Look at the world in my way.
I want to express my world,
I want to tell my story in my way,
I want to leave something of my own in this world.
Even if I disappear one day,
Someone will remember,
There used to be someone named Yui Chen.
Dream of a Purple Mountain, 2022, acrylic, crayon, ink.
A long time ago I dreamed of a purple mountain, In my dream, I was swallowed by lava. This dream has always been with me, So I drew the picture in my head.
Installation, 2022, cotton, organdy, yarn, thread, boning.
I wanted to restore the sight of magma flowing down from the Purple Mountain and swallowing me up. Because it was a dream, I chose some softer materials to contrast with the hard boning.
Accessories, 2022, wire, yarn, cotton, beads.
I made some accessories to match my clothes, the first accessory I made was glasses because I wanted people to see my world through their eyes.
Front, 2022, cotton, organdy, beads, yarn, thread, wire.
In the design of the version, I created many craters, so that the magma can flow out from it, and the head is directly swallowed by the magma.
Back, 2022, cotton, organdy, beads, yarn, thread, wire.
In the skirt part, I designed a three-dimensional corner to restore the scene where I had nowhere to escape and was finally swallowed by magma.
Front Details, 2022, cotton, organdy, beads, yarn, thread, wire.
I used yarn to express the volcanic rock formations, and dense beads to express the ejected magma.
Back Details, 2022, cotton, organdy, beads, yarn, thread, wire.
I made some decorations with wire to connect the different holes to express the feeling of the lava eating me.
Glasses Details, 2022, wire, yarn, cotton, beads.
I designed some vertical beads to express the aggressiveness of the magma.
Bag Details, 2022, wire, yarn, cotton, beads.
In the design of the bag, I want to restore the irregular arc of the mountains.
Stop Animation, 2021, cotton, beads, yarn, thread.
I created this animation a year ago to record how I felt when I had this dream.
I’m sure many of you, like me, have had a bad experience or are going through something painful, but that’s okay, we still have art.
I believe that everything has its meaning, just like the purple mountain I dreamed of.
I used to think I was just swallowed by a nightmare, but now I believe that after destruction, there will be a new life.
What we have to do It is to believe in the future and grasp the present.