‘Behind the Waves’ stands as the concluding work of my Model Making project, bringing earlier experiments into a single spatial form. It embodies 3 keywords: vulnerable, overwhelmed, and serene, which was inspired by the emotions I felt when listening to the song Gotham Lullaby by the artist Meredith Monk. The song’s melody sounded light and fragile, yet the powerful atmosphere guided the balance of forms and materials in this work.
The model used flat layered bamboo circles and stacked cubes to explore contrasting states. The open and exposed cores of the model reflect vulnerability, while its wave-like layered circles convey serenity and balance. The cubes are stacked from small to large and layered on top of each other, representing the weight of being overwhelmed, while the circles shift from large to small, creating visual balance in the composition. Together, these forms generate a coexistence of pressure and calmness in one composition.
Through ‘Behind the Waves’, I wish to express how fragility, heaviness, and tranquility can coexist. Even within moments of vulnerability and overwhelm, serenity can still be found, emerging quietly when space is given for pause.
