Mummy, Can I Wash Your Hands? (2013)
Acrylic on Canvas
140 x 105 CM
140 x 105 CM
Awarded in Singapore Youth Festival Art Exhibition 2014
Exhibited at LASALLE College of the Arts, ICAS Trispace Gallery, Singapore
3rd July 2014 - 28th July 2014
Exhibited at Ministry of Education Headquarters Lobby, Singapore
Exhibited in Dunman High School, Singapore
Exhibited at LASALLE College of the Arts, ICAS Trispace Gallery, Singapore
3rd July 2014 - 28th July 2014
Exhibited at Ministry of Education Headquarters Lobby, Singapore
Exhibited in Dunman High School, Singapore
A typical housewife
She selflessly takes great care of my family
Washing our dishes, clothes
& keeping our house tidy.
Water
Overflows /
Routine
Overwhelms.
In her hands I see
A product of weariness
Strong,
Yet incredibly fragile.
The pair of hands that held me gently
When I took my first breathe
Are now bent
Twisting with age
Scars and years of work
Little did I know
Till’ I went up close
We often cared too much about “I”
Neglecting the intangibles
Amidst a senseless pursuit of life.
Perhaps not to the world
But her hands are beautiful to me
For they are a symbol of her love for us over the years
And the reason I am me.
She selflessly takes great care of my family
Washing our dishes, clothes
& keeping our house tidy.
Water
Overflows /
Routine
Overwhelms.
In her hands I see
A product of weariness
Strong,
Yet incredibly fragile.
The pair of hands that held me gently
When I took my first breathe
Are now bent
Twisting with age
Scars and years of work
Little did I know
Till’ I went up close
We often cared too much about “I”
Neglecting the intangibles
Amidst a senseless pursuit of life.
Perhaps not to the world
But her hands are beautiful to me
For they are a symbol of her love for us over the years
And the reason I am me.
