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the Garden Path<br />
L ih-Qun Wong<br />
‘When there was time to dream’<br />
is a piece that explores creation in its<br />
most simplistic yet complex form.<br />
The battle for each human being<br />
begins here, yet the most miraculous<br />
battle is so easily forgotten. Is it here<br />
that vivid dreaming and imagination<br />
begins And how quickly do we lose<br />
our memory of a softer and more<br />
compassionate time<br />
This work was inspired from teaching<br />
creative writing to students from the<br />
ages of 8 through to 17. What has<br />
become startlingly apparent is that<br />
while some children are able to vividly<br />
imagine and visualise images in<br />
narrative as well as conceptually,<br />
others are completely unable to form<br />
these pictures. So where has the<br />
ability to visualise gone Or was the<br />
capacity never formed in the first<br />
place, the imagination replaced by<br />
synthesised, ‘ready made,’ screen<br />
images. My work explores the<br />
degeneration of creative and imaging<br />
functions in our children (and adults)<br />
today that are a symptom of how<br />
technological advancement and<br />
wealth are not a sign of human<br />
progression, but a regression. That the<br />
inability to imagine, leads to a<br />
splintering of the view of self, and<br />
others, as it can only be gleaned, or<br />
imitated, through produced images –<br />
entertainment or the media.<br />
When there was time to dream<br />
Silk, resin & electronics, 2007<br />
20 x 50 x 60cm<br />
Lih-Qun has a background in costume and wearable art,<br />
bringing together skills and a love of textile work, art<br />
finishing, prop making and thematic or conceptual<br />
designing. Treating fabrics in new and interesting ways,<br />
whilst still calling on technical construction skills is a<br />
particular interest, as is finding new ways to share her<br />
view of the world. This year sees Lih-Qun breaking out of<br />
from purely using textiles, in order to create ‘wearable’ art<br />
that is sculptural and able to be appreciated detached<br />
from the human form. These works seek to explore how we<br />
link with the internal and external influences in our lives,<br />
and the ever increasing need to be aware of how<br />
entrenched or dangerous this can become.<br />
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