Focal Points
Blender, TV, sands
Prototype
"Einmal ist keinmal," a German proverb, translates to "once is never". It suggests that a single occurrence holds no significance. If life is only lived once, it's as if it hasn't been lived at all. This sentiment echoes Milan Kundera's reflection on life's fleeting nature. Our existence is fraught with moments we never truly experience. “We are born one time only, we can never start a new life equipped with the experience we've gained from the previous one. We leave childhood without knowing what youth is, we marry without knowing what it is to be married, and even when we enter old age, we don't know what it is we're heading for: the old are innocent children innocent of thier old age. In that sense, man's world is the planet of inexperience.”So, what does it truly mean to live? Through my creative endeavor, I aim to reexperience my childhood, seeking to reconnect with my roots.
Utilizing Blender software, I recreated my grandmother's house—the bedroom, living room, kitchen, and bathroom where I spent my childhood. I reconstructed my elementary school classroom. I reconstructed the park and sports area from beneath my childhood home, along with the hillside nearby. All these spaces were encapsulated within a desk in my classroom. For me as a child, the desk was an enlarged pocket, a compressed file that could contain endless things. This desk serves as the nexus of my memories.