Silk Among Bamboo

Writing I received this dress as a gift from a young girl I met during a trip to China. For years, it was kept in a closet as a precious keepsake, one that is hard to part with. One day I realized that the most beautiful way to preserve a memory is not to hide it, but to turn it into art. I carefully cut the fabric, dismantled it from a wearable object into raw material, and glued it to the canvas. Each piece of fabric retains the story of that distant human encounter, and thus the dress took on a new life. For me, this piece tells of memories that change shape, of journeys that continue to accompany us, and of the ability to turn one small gift into a story that can be shared with others.