Flower Land 3, 2022

Advertisements and social media are creating people's desire to get "perfect" and "natural" skin and transcoding imperfect skin as morbid and strange. As a result, people with visible skin conditions are always subjected to everyday shame by others and/or themselves.

Many people, especially females, still have low self-esteem due to the "flaws" in their bodies. Through this project, I want to explore the possible aesthetic of imperfect skin through illustrations. I hope the images can help people with the same concerns embrace their lovely imperfections and fight against appearance anxiety. The designs depict the "painful" experience of having a visible skin condition, parody the stereotypical statements, and embrace the uniqueness of my skin.

I chose textile as a medium since the tufted/punch-needled surface looks similar to the bumpy skin. The final format of the works will be rugs that invite viewers to hug or relax on the illustrations.
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* This creation includes 1 out of a 4 piece collection