escapism, 2023 | phung banh
What is the story behind βEscapismβ?
The artwork captures the image of a burned-out artist who gazes longingly at nature, where mushrooms and plants symbolize a pathway to rediscovering creativity. Her world is depicted in shades of gray, reflecting the overwhelming emotions of guilt and frustration that arise from the inability to generate and bring creative ideas to life.
This resonates deeply with my own experiences of enduring extended periods of creative burnout. During those times, I would find myself trapped in a cycle of both feeling burnt out and burdened by guilt, as I pushed myself to create new work solely to maintain an online presence.
In my relentless pursuit of ideas to execute, I inadvertently ignored the exhaustion that permeated my mind. However, this artwork serves as a powerful reminder that true rejuvenation comes from recognizing the importance of self-care and granting oneself permission to pause.
Vietnamese translation:
TΓ‘c phαΊ©m ghi lαΊ‘i hΓ¬nh αΊ£nh mα»t nghα» sΔ© kiα»t sα»©c nhΓ¬n chαΊ±m chαΊ±m vΓ o thiΓͺn nhiΓͺn mα»t cΓ‘ch khao khΓ‘t, nΖ‘i nαΊ₯m vΓ thα»±c vαΊt tượng chΖ°ng cho con ΔΖ°α»ng khΓ‘m phΓ‘ lαΊ‘i sα»± sΓ‘ng tαΊ‘o. ThαΊΏ giα»i cα»§a cΓ΄ αΊ₯y Δược mΓ΄ tαΊ£ bαΊ±ng nhα»―ng sαΊ―c thΓ‘i xΓ‘m xα»t, phαΊ£n Γ‘nh cαΊ£m giΓ‘c tα»i lα»i vΓ thαΊ₯t vα»ng trΓ n ngαΊp do khΓ΄ng thα» tαΊ‘o ra vΓ ΔΖ°a nhα»―ng Γ½ tΖ°α»ng sΓ‘ng tαΊ‘o vΓ o cuα»c sα»ng.
Δiα»u nΓ y cα»ng hΖ°α»ng sΓ’u sαΊ―c vα»i kinh nghiα»m cα»§a chΓnh tΓ΄i vα» viα»c chα»u Δα»±ng thα»i gian kiα»t sα»©c sΓ‘ng tαΊ‘o trong thα»i gian dΓ i. Trong khoαΊ£ng thα»i gian ΔΓ³, tΓ΄i thαΊ₯t mΓ¬nh bα» mαΊ―c kαΊΉt trong mα»t vΓ³ng quay cα»§a cαΊ£ cαΊ£m giΓ‘c kiα»t sα»©c vΓ gΓ‘nh nαΊ·ng tα»i lα»i, khi tΓ΄i thΓΊc ΔαΊ©y bαΊ£n thΓ’n tαΊ‘o ra tΓ‘c phαΊ©m mα»i chα» Δα» duy trΓ¬ sα»± hiα»n diα»n trα»±c tuyαΊΏn. Trong quΓ‘ trΓ¬nh khΓ΄ng ngα»«ng theo Δuα»i nhα»―ng Γ½ tΖ°α»ng Δα» thα»±c hiα»n, tΓ΄i ΔΓ£ vΓ΄ tΓ¬nh bα» qua sα»± kiα»t quα» Δang trΓ n ngαΊp tΓ’m trΓ cα»§a mΓ¬nh. Tuy nhiΓͺn, tΓ‘c phαΊ©m nghα» thuαΊt nΓ y nhΖ° mα»t lα»i nhαΊ―c nhα» mαΊ‘nh mαΊ½ rαΊ±ng sα»± trαΊ» hoΓ‘ thα»±c sα»± ΔαΊΏn tα»« viα»c nhαΊn ra tαΊ§m quan trα»ng cα»§a viα»c chΔm sΓ³c bαΊ£n phΓ’n vΓ cho phΓ©p bαΊ£n thΓ’n tαΊ‘m dα»«ng.
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