Time's Arch

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Yujia F.

shredded sculpture mesh, tulle, yarn, folded paper, feathers, glass tube, acrylic pipe, wood

• Artist Statement

  As a designer, I constantly dream and ponder about a multitude of topics, from what I plan to eat for breakfast to planning out bits of my future. If school, work, and other events never existed, I would contemplate and create forever, acting as a majestic swan with soft and graceful feathers living peacefully in a perfect place. What crushes these hopes and dreams is the one thing that never stops: time. Time has been the root of many issues and can take away from one’s full potential. When I am asleep, that is when I am my best self. The moment my alarm begins blaring for me to wake up and get ready for school, all of my precious feathers are lost when I am brought to reality. The dream word I had built everyday for eight hours in my slumber has crumbled and shattered. I am now immediately transformed into a limited, organic, featherless, paper swan. My piece is a work to portray the bridging and flow from a dream state to reality, and how one is limited not by others or surroundings, but the enemy that never gets off the clock.

• Creative Statement

  Creativity is the root of a person. It is where all ideas, works, and creations come from. Without creativity, there are no creations. Without creations, the world is an empty place, with zero thoughts, zero emotions, and zero perspective. Creativity is an outlet that allows everyone to express themselves freely.