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Sharing new work here since people seemed to enjoy it last time I posted.

Vagus

Silkscreen mesh, fabric, thread and wood

52cm x 81cm

Vagus, the latin word for wandering.

The vagus nerve is an integral part of the parasympathetic nervous system, carrying signals between the brain, heart and digestive system. It’s presence disputes the mind-body dichotomy, and posits the individual as a psychosomatic being.

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Gut Feelings 85cm x 200cm x 21cm Fabric, thread, yarn, beads, faux pear, chenille sticks and fibre fill

"Gut Feelings" is an attempt to be more candid about personal emotions and trust my gut, despite my sometimes hypochondriac tendencies. The term “hypochondria” was born of a medieval term for an area of the abdomen, and has evolved to be more widely accepted as an anxiety disorder today.

In China there is a saying that those who can tolerate spice wears the pants, so from a young age my mother would feed me lots of chilli. This inevitably gave me a stomach ulcer and chronic stomach ache, and almost twenty years later, I would learn that spiciness is not a taste but a form of pain. Unsurprisingly it facilitates the expectation that women are supposed to digest their feelings and suffering alone, especially since the capacity to endure hardship is considered a virtue in Chinese culture. And when women do speak up about those experiences, their accounts are usually dismissed.

In the 1600s, Robert Burton, the author of "The Anatomy of Melancholy", essentially saw hypochondria as “windy melancholy”, and gave an extensive list of gassy symptoms. Centuries later, modern scientific studies would demonstrate that gut health does indeed affect mental health. Thus "Gut Feelings" employs scatological humour to ease the tension of the messy, chaotic moments of existence, while also addressing the not-so-funny gendered connotations historically associated with hypochondria.

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A bit of excremental philosophy of the day.

Man it's nice to scroll through Tumblr and not having to see some kind of loud short video every other post. Although there are still lots of ads. I wish social media could create a quiet mode for neurodivergent people without extra charges.

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Haven't posted any of my work here in a while!

Ornamental Plant

57cm x 31cm x 12cm

Toilet paper, fabric, yarn, thread, cardboard, plushie eyes, batting and fibre fill

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Twitter on fire.

Me.

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原来对周围环境不满意也会刺激皮质醇增长，看着满屋我妈挑的丑陋家具和霸占书柜的成功学书籍，我又给自己瘦不下来找到借口了。

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Hey Tumblr, I’m back!

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Chiaki Nagano 

- Kazuo Ohno: Mandala of Mr. O

1971

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Jaakko Pallasvuo

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tora0820

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A rare moment caught on camera

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2017 mood

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This is Katsu, he loves sausages.

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Xiaohong in sexy red underwear

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“One Past 5:14″, an ongoing, non-linear graphic novel project.