Never say goodbye-Mark He Ma

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This work is dedicated to my grandma

01 introduction

On July 28, 1997, I was born, that was my first meeting with my grandmother.

On May 1st, 2014, at the platform of the train station, the grandmother was lying on the stretcher. My mother, aunt and uncle accompanied the grandmother to the north by train. That was the last side I saw with my grandmother.

Whenever I miss my grandmother, I have some regrets. There are some contradictions in my memory. I want to present the words that I have been hiding in my heart. I chose pop up book installation in form. I don't think I have a chance to say goodbye to you. I don't want to say goodbye and never say goodbye.

"Never say goodbye"
180cm×80cm×2
Equipment / material: paper, propylene, stepper motor, CNC unit, binding cloth, Chevron board
2019

Work details

02 Source of work

I am not a person who likes to express myself. I have been constantly "looking out" with what I have said and done. I love Mongolian culture and collect and research a lot of Mongolian-related content.

But those are not me. I am Mark. I grew up in Guangdong. I am a descendant of migrant workers from northeast China who came to Guangdong. I have a very sensitive heart under the outward illusion that I have painted. I grew up in a big family. Our children, whether in the Northeast or Guangdong, are particularly close to each other, and my embarrassment is the core of the family and the most important and favorite person in my life.

My cockroaches are always in perfect order, and the slabs are packed with everything. She always likes to take out the things in her cabinet. I carefully wrap it up, fold it up, and put it in. I also like to be a quilt. When I was young, I often went home to see the stage. "Pull out, she sat quietly on the quilt padded with tarpaulin, a needle and a line, her focus is like doing some kind of ritual, but also like practicing, smashing a lot of quilts, giving My brothers and sisters, even after I got married in the future, she was prepared early.

My character is particularly gentle and kind. Her heart always cares about her children. She has never seen her angry since she was a child. My mother often tells me a story. When my mother was a child, it was very difficult at home, and she was pulling six children. The food that is exchanged for food stamps is simply not enough. Whenever it is not enough, as long as you go to the neighbor's house, the neighbors will be very enthusiastic about lending the rice to the donkey, and every time you return, you will put a pot of rice. A tall, full pot.

When I first came to Guangdong, my mother was married. I was 70 years old when I was born, but my body is still healthy. When I was young, I would lie. I already walked and let me hug me upstairs, I can’t hold it. I used my arm to clip me upstairs. The reason why my parents work has changed from a small to a large number of cities. The most common thing is to move. When I was in elementary school, I moved three times in a community, but my mind never felt uneasy or lonely. I didn’t have any playmates in my childhood. The word "hometown" is also very strange to me. I don't belong to Guangdong, but I don't have any feelings for the Northeast. However, I have a flaw.

I clarified the regrets in my memories.

Many people say that forgetting a person starts from her voice, and that her life has not left an image, but I can always clearly recall the unique Northeastern words of the Era.

Four pop up books symbolize the four seasons, but this season is not the season of life.
It is not my season, but the four seasons we meet from each other.

03 Creative process

At the very beginning of my creation, I didn't make sure to use a three-dimensional book as a form, or that I didn't think about how to use the language of a three-dimensional book, so I did a lot of experiments.

I wanted to distinguish the concept of the book "book", but found that if it is a family theme, the appearance of the "book" temperament will be more suitable, and the book will directly feel the narrative, which is more in line with my theme.
Therefore, since we want to use the three-dimensional book structure, we need to have a very good understanding of the structure of the three-dimensional book to enter the creative process. I started a long-term three-dimensional book structure learning journey. I don’t have anyone who understands the three-dimensional book. I bought it myself. A lot of three-dimensional books, constantly unpacking, copying, research, I have access to almost all of the google on the three-dimensional books and pop-up related pages, the pop-up channal on youtube gave me a lot of help.

While I am constantly learning the three-dimensional structure of the experiment, I am also conceiving the content of the picture. My idea is to first make a series of pictures and then to stereoscopically. I start with the memories of the mind map and the relics that my mother sent from home. creation.

I will recall the contents of the painting a little bit. I prefer that acrylic has the dual characteristics of water and heavy, so it remains on the screen. Next, I will face the "three-dimensional" picture, and I have done a lot of "white molds". After numerous revisions, I finally confirmed the official version. I used the model to neatly divide the whole. Sheet of paper, cut a little after the overall coloring. And the automatic pager is added to make it a complete stereo book device.

The picture is finalized↓

04 Conclusion

I used to use painting, especially watercolor, but I don't want to simply draw a corner of the room or a day in memory. These ideas have further promoted the way I use stereoscopic books as expressions.
In the process of creation, I will find that there are very few artists who have a family theme in contemporary art. My creative subject is based on my personal growth experience. I hope that when I use art to solve the problems I encountered in my life, I can Inject more temperature-filled works into the contemporary art world.

The result of this work was very unexpected. The family's elders praised me. My sisters, sisters, and grandmothers were particularly touched. I feel very filial. They can recall a lot through this work. Things when you are alive.
Every day, many viewers add me to WeChat. Many friends who have similar experiences and no similar experiences can feel the warmth inside. Some viewers are crying. I feel that my work is meaningful and instantly. value. As a self, I am really fortunate to be able to learn art. I can express what I have always wanted to say in the form of works. I think this is the most meaningful thing in my life.

05 Artist personal information

Mark He Ma
Born in 1997 in Guangdong Province, China

Graduated from the fourth studio of the Printmaking Department of the

China Central Academy of Fine Arts
Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts Affiliated High School

Phone：+86 13701099055
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