I wanted to use the photo montage technique orginally, but I decided to use photo manipulation instead due to the large amount of distinct visual elements in my final work.
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"Labyrinth"
Introduction
The idea behind this work was to capture the urban phenomenon of materialism and juxtapose it in a fantasy form. I did some read-ups and decided to use the Greek legend of the Labyrinth.
The Labyrinth was an elaborate structure designed and built by Greek artificer Daedalus, and the strcture's main function was to hold the Minotaur, a mythical creature that was half man and half bull.
The interesting thing is that the Labyrinth itself was built so cunningly that Daedalus almost could not escape it after he built it. It was only with the help of his friend Ariadne, who passed him a line of thread at the entrance, that Daedalus could exit the Labyrinth successfully.
Explanation
This notion of being trapped and unable to escape fits into the theme of materialism which I was trying to portray. In a modern society, people are usually so obsessed with the seemingly never-ending pursuit of material comfort that they seem to become entrapped in this whole cycle of material pursuit.
I tried to form a "wall of money" using $10 notes and lining them up against the surface of a brick wall to form a pseudo-Labyrinth. As one can see, the "standard 5Cs" (as defined in the Singaporean context of: "Cash", "Car", "Credit card", "Career" and "Condominium") are included in the work created above. This piece of work may be slight Singaporean-centric, but I think the theme of materialism should be pretty universal.
Human and non-human elements are used to create the "Minotaur" in the centre of the Labyrinth. The face is formed using different parts of a car, while the body is in the shape and form of a credit card. The hands and legs were cropped out from those of a human figure.
2nd draft is coming soon!
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