
"Design has never been confined to any specific theme. Whether it’s wildly imaginative or creating a timeless classic, you must follow your own heart. Only then can you continually explore your inner self throughout the process and discover what truly matters to you. Never worry about others’ opinions, because you are you — unique and one of a kind."
Final Year Graduate Student
TZU-YING CHEN
Title
In Paradise
Description
This collection is inspired by a novel about a gifted young girl painter who bears all her honours yet secretly crawls in darkness. She once wrote beneath a painting: "Grant me glory, and also grant me endless white silk." I combined this passage with the idea of paradise — where glory feels like a version of happiness in heaven, yet she is unknowingly torturing herself alone in unseen corners.
In this collection, angels are personified, with wings symbolizing the tortured parts. Each feather overlaps, and black acrylic paint is applied to resemble burn scars, alongside real fire-burnt scorch marks on the garments, creating an image that looks like heaven but feels like hell.
The silhouettes reference many Western statues. In Western sculpture, many angels are depicted in scenes of suffering, and these references are woven into the work to create the concept of heavenly punishment.
Awards
✱ Honourable Mention SCFD
Avant-garde Graduate Show