paradox of care
Product details
Print: 350gsm sugarcane waste paper
Frame: Black aluminium and acrylic
Printed by Green Prints
Framed by East Zone Frame & Art Gallery
✿ sizes indicated are in cm
✿ traditionally drawn with colour pencil on drawing paper
✿ hand signed by yours truly
*kindly allow slight dimension and colour differences
Product details
Print: 350gsm sugarcane waste paper
Frame: Black aluminium and acrylic
Printed by Green Prints
Framed by East Zone Frame & Art Gallery
✿ sizes indicated are in cm
✿ traditionally drawn with colour pencil on drawing paper
✿ hand signed by yours truly
*kindly allow slight dimension and colour differences
Product details
Print: 350gsm sugarcane waste paper
Frame: Black aluminium and acrylic
Printed by Green Prints
Framed by East Zone Frame & Art Gallery
✿ sizes indicated are in cm
✿ traditionally drawn with colour pencil on drawing paper
✿ hand signed by yours truly
*kindly allow slight dimension and colour differences
About
In this story, the gardener cared immensely for his aloe vera plant, expecting it to grow well while it continuously wilted away; he cared for the rest of his garden minimally and was rewarded with fresh produce.
Plants as an analogy for people; there are multiple elements hindering or accelerating one’s growth, and an attempt to change a disinterested individual for the better may lead to mere animosity.
Gardening enthusiasts would know that aloe vera plants are considered easy to tend to, while the others seen here: cherry tomato, chilli and rosemary etc requires more finesse and experience as they are more challenging plants to care for.
I wanted to add a layer of meaning by highlighting the gardener’s expectation through this detail: “the plant should grow well because for the record, it’s known to be easy to care for.”—the gardener’s expectation. In reality, most, including ourselves will not live up to the expectation.
Even so, we fall in between sometimes... to care or not to care? Or rather, how much or how should we care effectively?