Memory Box
2020
Jacquard Textile Design
A chocolate-inspired project. Each fabric represents one flavor and weight of memories in different life periods.
This is a course project for advanced woven & jacquard workshop.
I started this project by doing a lot of self-reflection on my interaction with my father.
My father was not always around due to working abroad when I was a child, which led to a lack of communication and complex feelings towards him.
My emotions and the way I think have changed in different life stages, and so does my relationship with him.
The sea creature concept comes from a specific brand of chocolate my father used to buy when I was little.
Each chocolate in the box is shaped into seashells or seahorses, and this left a deep impression on me.
I selected different sea animals as spiritual symbols of each period, and they were the inspiration for textiles' patterns, structures, and moods.
Read the detailed story down below:
Elemantory School Period:
My father is a supporter of my family, and he used to work in Mainland China. Due to work, he was seldom at home, and I can’t remember too much of his companion through my childhood. Yet, one of my sweet memory is that when my father took a break during holidays, he often brought a box of chocolate that all the chocolates shaped in different sea creatures from the airport to us.
My father is a supporter of my family, and he used to work in Mainland China. Due to work, he was seldom at home, and I can’t remember too much of his companion through my childhood. Yet, one of my sweet memory is that when my father took a break during holidays, he often brought a box of chocolate that all the chocolates shaped in different sea creatures from the airport to us.
Junior High School Period:
The company had decided to close the branch, so my father came back from China. However, since it had been so long since we spent time together in the same house, I didn’t know how to interact with him. He didn't know how to interact with me and my siblings either. We all needed to rebuild our relationship again at that time.
The company had decided to close the branch, so my father came back from China. However, since it had been so long since we spent time together in the same house, I didn’t know how to interact with him. He didn't know how to interact with me and my siblings either. We all needed to rebuild our relationship again at that time.
University Period:
I went to Taipei, the capital city, for my bachelor's study. I didn't know whether the distance, time, or I had changed the awkward relationship between me and my father. I learned to listen, and he also learned to soften himself in front of us. There was so much progress at that time.
I went to Taipei, the capital city, for my bachelor's study. I didn't know whether the distance, time, or I had changed the awkward relationship between me and my father. I learned to listen, and he also learned to soften himself in front of us. There was so much progress at that time.
Present:
I am here in Finland on my own. This is the first time that I have been this far away from home and my family. It is not until now that I understand what a supporter means, and how much weight is behind this word. I learn about the feeling of missing my father, but I still need some time to learn how to express my feelings to him.
I am here in Finland on my own. This is the first time that I have been this far away from home and my family. It is not until now that I understand what a supporter means, and how much weight is behind this word. I learn about the feeling of missing my father, but I still need some time to learn how to express my feelings to him.
Pattern Design & Mock-ups:
Textile product card:
Phototgrapher & Editor: Yun-Jung Hsieh
Mock-up credit:
Cushion: Cushion psd created by alexandercho - www.freepik.com
Armchair: Armchair & pillow psd created by alexandercho - www.freepik.com