Yim YenSum

Period: 2015/11/21 ~ 2016/02/18

Nation: Malaysia

Genre: Installation art

An artist’s sensitivity towards the culture is felt in her choice of material used in an artwork. I constantly find my self making use of softand flexible materials in my works, because they can easily be shapedand managed. I have tried to draw out the main themes by using suchmaterials with the characteristic property of being able to contain(because to me, this is a metaphor of care).

In the process of a using a needle and thread which shuttles back andforth, two things that were once individual become whole or form aunion. This is not unlike individuals in a society who form relationshipswhich give new meaning to their lives, and affect people around them.

These materials are not just objects to me; they are a part of my lifeand experience, created from my imagination. I like repeating small unit of artworks in a huge set, because whole structures such as these allow us to feel the process of life, making us want to get close to it. 

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