Browsing “Converse”

“I started photographing since 2015. Back then, I found an old camera in my wardrobe—it was a film camera, so I decided to just play around with it, and I’ve been photographing moments in my daily life until now.”

"I hang out with a lot of graffiti artists here, and as you know, it’s not allowed, so doing that for a living is insane. Like just the fact that they chose the hard path with all of its struggles is quite inspiring to me, because they do so much just to bring their art to the public.”

“My folks are very typical Chinese folks, but then again, they’re a little bit different as well because they never question what I do as an artist, and are pretty supportive. In fact, I think I got a lot more critical comments than praise about my work from them.”

“I think the biggest thing I’ve learnt in school is how to start over again. Sometimes I get really stuck in my work, but I’ve learnt to not to be so hard on myself, and to give myself time to grow. I think that’s quite important.”

“Enjoy your time with friends, because life happens, and sometimes, people move on. Don’t take these friendships for granted, and treasure the time you have together with your friends while you can.”

“As you can tell, I really like pockets—there are about 17 pockets in this shirt, because it’s a gardener’s shirt, so there are many pockets for tools. I don’t garden though, it’s just convenient to have pockets.”

“I used to play shows with my bands every week, and we even toured Asia. We were aiming to tour Europe as well, but now with COVID, I don’t think we can do anything, so we’ll just write music and release some new songs for now.”

“What I like most about dancing is that I get to be both myself and a performance version of myself. I think it’s always very enjoyable to be able to express myself using my body.”

“I believe that the face completes fashion. Brides are most beautiful when they are comfortable and happy from within—it shows on their faces!”

“My tattoo is based off a poem that I wrote for myself last year during the Circuit Breaker period. It reflects my general outlook in life.”

“Mahjong has recently become a weekly family bonding activity after my mother taught us how to play.”

“During my university application, 'Architecture' was the first alphabetical option… so here I am.”