Soft mind

These shapes are intended to depict the softness and tender-mindedness.  I meant the softness to describe the thing in our mind that is fragile and vulnerable, but at the same time, somehow makes us strong and robust. Something that makes us truly kind, empathetic, and caring.

The shape of the ear often appears in my drawings. In this case, a note written during the time I was drawing these shapes explains one reason for the specific shapes: (After watched the film Jacquot de Nantes by Agnès Varda) …”I felt like I could understand the heart of capturing (Jacques Demy’s) hair, wrinkles, and eyes in such close-up detail, as if she were listening intently to what he said. And I loved how she delicately depicted his childhood—and how the very act of making the film itself demonstrated how much she loved him. She is listening, wholly listening, as if it were the most important thing in the world. Listening is love; it is affection. So the soft mind must have ears, listening quietly. …”

Soft mind drawings pencil on paper
, 25.6*18 (cm) each.

Releasing love (2025)

When the whale dies, its enormous body becomes a very nutritious food source for many living things. The body keeps sinking while being torn apart by the teeth, the pressure of water, and time. It makes many organisms’ lives go on. Laurie Anderson once noted that death is releasing love. I drew this during the time of political chaos, thinking about my tutor who left and returned to the sea. Being a whale, swimming big and quiet while going through many historical fluctuations, and leaving good influences wouldn’t always be peaceful.