Different Forms of Isolation
I explore the ideas of formal and conceptual isolation through various mediums. Isolation is about being alone and apart from others, a state of being often intensified in an urban environment. This work derives from my experience with the very next-door neighbor, his story, and the sense of isolation caused by separation, loneliness, indifference, and disconnection from the rest of the community.
The different expressions in my videos will provoke the audiences to rethink the sense of isolation that how urbanism within our modern world encourages people to isolate each other. In my work, I employed a metaphor of Betta fish: a creature whose aggressiveness toward others often leads to a habitat of solitude. Isolation takes three different forms in my videos. Different Forms of Isolation