Find My Marbles
Dimensions: 24 x 36 inches
Materials: Acrylic on Canvas
Date Created: Sept 2024
Date Finished: January 2025
The Story
This piece is a spin on the idiom “lose your marbles”.
I have “lost my marbles” many times in life. Growing up with a difficult childhood (1997 economic crisis, selling food in the street markets of Malaysia, family turmoil, etc.), I felt so displaced as I maneuver through the world, trying to find a space I could call home — to belong and feel safe.
As I began my journey into the realm of Contemplation, I started to find my sense of self and truth — where I fit in, who I am, etc. Slowly but surely, I was finding my marbles.
Instead of going for the traditional design for the marbles, I wanted my “marbles” to be mandalas. This meditative practice grounded and guided my mind’s wandering towards my sense of self amidst the chaos.
The layers of lines and dots, as seen throughout the series, marks the start of a language — to convey all that has been collected over the years through my contemplation.
Through art and the contemplation I am able to do with it, I have found my way back to my truth. This is how I keep sane in a world that thrives on chaos.
This painting was one of 13 that were exhibited on Eissey Theatre’s gallery wall.
To learn more on this exhibition, click here
‘Contemplation’ Exhibition at Eissey Theatre (February 19, 2025 - March 28, 2025)
Contemplation Series
“As we journey through life, we find ourselves cocooned in contemplation at various junctions — in search of enlightenment and some form of understanding of ourselves.
This journey is symbolized by the mandala crowning our heads. Each of us have different and maybe similar rings of sacred truths which we have uncovered in our contemplative wanderings. Truths that we have come to realize makes us who we are as individuals. And as a community, we create a lush kaleidoscopic landscape of experiences to explore.
In our contemplation, we evolve and draw closer to being our most authentic selves. That’s the beauty of the process.“