My little garden_artistic statement and documentary

 

Analogue is in everywhere. It does not particularly point to any scientific field. It is not just about the sound wave, camera, computer or video tape but existing in our daily life. It is the world we are living in. Living things on earth including human have that same pattern of life. New born life will eventually come to its end but the death will become part of the nutrition for growing up a new life. The whole ecosystem is operating in an endless cycle. Vine is used for symbolize the analogue life which is continuous and energetic. Our ages and memories keep changing and accumulating in a constant way. Even though we will die finally, our blood and DNA as well as our thought and spirit will be inherited by our descendants.

 

As the analogue world is so amazing and beautiful that makes us want to explore it by imitating its outstanding features. This is also the idea of analogy, meaning similarity and comparison. Of course it is for our better life, yet deeper knowledge can be obtained through the process of imitation. However, no matter how similar the copy is with its origin, it cannot replace the real thing. Instead, it is more controllable by human and we can manipulate it with our thought, moreover, we can even develop new elements on it. That’s why I put a metal wire plant with the real vine into the box, which made a comparison but at the same time it is a new creature the combining two very different things together. I did not just make an artificial vine, but also added a flower on the top. Those words on the petals are the key words of what I think about “analogue”. I can do whatever I want with the metal plant. It is somehow like a vine but actually it is not just a vine. It contains my thoughts and emotions.

I brought the plant from a market and took care of it every day.

 

Then I cut half the height of the card box and put foam inside the box in order to make the walls thicker.

 

I painted the patten of brick on the surface.

 Metal wires were used for twisting the shape of artificial plant.



 

After that, I made a small basket as a container for the folded paper flowers. Also, I cut some leaf shapes from color papers and wrote words on it. A hand draw straw man was stuck on the back of the basket.

Finally, all the stuff were put together in the box. My little garden is done!