Page 12: and authenticity is exchanged.

Artist: Jiamin​

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Page description and purpose:  I found Jiamin on the UAL graduate showcase online and was impressed by the details of the scenes she created. For page twelve, Jiamin's art will explore the second part of the sentence, 'But there is such beauty when we differ, and authenticity is exchanged,' by showing nature's authentic interchange of expressions as the seasons surrender to their renewal. This page is in honour of the changing seasons, the trees that decay and appear to die while they rest and then sprout, blossom, and bloom anew. I used to spend winter yearning for the arrival of spring — as soon as it was September, I would fall into a longing for the coming summer. But imagine a life of perpetual summer. While a part of me still mourns the summer passing, as a note of time, I've learnt over recent years to open myself to the beauty of the colder, darker months and am grateful that I get to experience how awe-inspiring it is to witness the physical changes that offer such wisdom. This earth is so tremendously wise and exquisitely beautiful. For page twelve, Jiamin's tree model scene will remind us to find the beauty in life's transitions. As humans, we too grow through seasons and cycles, collectively and individually. To allow these natural cycles without judgment is essential for creating a harmonious exchange between our inner world, our experience of life, and our experience of exchange with others. Allow yourself to be in the season you're in without judgment, and allow others to be in theirs without judgment. No season is better; all are needed. Each season is a blessing to experience.

 

Welcome, Jiamin — your art beautifully reminds us that authenticity is the quiet courage to be in our own season. Rose