This is a mind map that explains some ideas from the previous post and a new idea (right) about the topic "Captivity". A man is trapped in a box and life in there. I make him like a puppet or a doll displayed in a box, to create a feeling of hopelessness, pain, and captivity. He was born in a box, wants to have freedom, just like me and others hoping the COVID-19 eased.
My works focus on dreams and get inspiration from nature. In this project, I would like to continue to develop ideas around this theme. However, I will make it more contextually. Whether to close all zoos is a controversial topic. In my opinion, I still do not have an answer. I would like to use this research file as a journey, to take me through what happened to zoos' animals in the past. I might get the answer at the end by substituting myself with the animal that I can feel from the first perspective.
Tilikum, the biggest killer whale in captivity is a starting point. His stories introduced the zoos' animals life to me. From this initial research, I will move on to collect data about animal killers in zoos and learn about what reasons led to these consequences. It is a worldwide topic, I might select some significant stories and include them in my project paintings, which one of my aims is to raise the awareness of animals protection.
From birth to death, whales belong to nature. These ancient creatures come back to the ocean and their bodies benefit other sea species. Evi...
