✦ paradox of care ✦
— Original Artwork —
Size: 41.5 × 41.5 cm (including frame)
Medium: Colour pencil on drawing paper
Frame material: Wood and reflective glass
Framed by East Zone Frame & Art Gallery
✿ hand signed and dated by yours truly
— Original Artwork —
Size: 41.5 × 41.5 cm (including frame)
Medium: Colour pencil on drawing paper
Frame material: Wood and reflective glass
Framed by East Zone Frame & Art Gallery
✿ hand signed and dated by yours truly
— Original Artwork —
Size: 41.5 × 41.5 cm (including frame)
Medium: Colour pencil on drawing paper
Frame material: Wood and reflective glass
Framed by East Zone Frame & Art Gallery
✿ hand signed and dated by yours truly
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?