My project explores the relationship between myself, my mother, and my
grandmother. It developed during my grandmother’s illness, after the family gathered to say our final goodbyes – but then, unexpectedly she recovered from COVID-19. What seemed to help her most was preparing and beautifully arranging fruits, which we served her several times a day to
strengthen her, mostly lychee. Through my work I express this bond using metaphors of nourishment, shell, and flesh. Inspired by shapes and colors of fruits and body, I created a series of amulets that reflect love, support, and the natural cycle from youth to age, from body to soil.