Artwork Size

37 x 112 cm / 15 × 44 inches

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Artwork Medium

Silkscreen Print on Fabric

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Artwork Description

Flowers serve no practical function at first glance—fragile, transient, seemingly unnecessary. Yet their purpose reaches far beyond the physical. They nourish something deep within us. We turn to flowers in moments of both celebration and grief, as if their beauty speaks directly to the human spirit.

They lift us into a quiet realm of serenity.
They step in when language falters.
When pain becomes overwhelming, beauty offers a momentary refuge.
When grief constricts the heart, flowers wrap us in a gentle, wordless embrace.

Their presence is fleeting—they bloom today and fade tomorrow—yet the ritual of gifting flowers persists across cultures and generations, outlasting any single lifetime.

In this artwork, I imagine a world without war or hatred, a world where unity flows naturally between cultures. The use of military camouflage fabric from the Singapore Army references the conflicts unfolding across the world today. By placing it in dialogue with botanical imagery, I explore the tension between destruction and beauty, conflict and compassion.

When Words Are Not Enough becomes a meditation on how beauty, tenderness, and shared humanity can offer solace in times when language—and the world—fails us.

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作品描述

乍看之下，花似乎毫无实用价值——脆弱、短暂、仿佛可有可无。
然而，它们的意义远超物质层面。花能滋养我们内心深处。
在欢庆或哀伤的时刻，我们都会献花，仿佛它们的美直接触及人类的灵魂。

它们将我们带入宁静的世界。
当语言失效时，它们悄然介入。
当痛苦难以承受，美带来片刻喘息。
当悲伤紧锁心扉，花以温柔、无言的姿态拥抱我们。

花开一瞬，转瞬即逝——然而赠花的仪式跨越文化与时代，超越生命的界限。

在作品中，我想象一个没有战争与仇恨的世界，一个文化间自然交流、和谐共存的世界。作品中我使用新加坡陆军制服的迷彩布料，以代表当今世界仁然存在的战争与冲突。将其与植物意象相结合，我探索破坏与美、冲突与爱之间的张力。

《言语不足以表达》是一场关于美、爱及共同人性的冥想——在语言失效、世界失序之时，它们为我们心灵带来慰藉。

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Artwork Viewing

Currently at Whitestone Gallery Singapore.
For enquiries, email Deborah here or Whitestone Gallery for more information.

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