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Diary Of Youth
Art form
Illustration and paper cutting
Year
2022
Material
Needle pen
This work mainly tells the story of my growth, and records some impressive things in my high school.
My inspiration came from a class I took two months ago. I missed some assignments in the material class, which caused me to have nothing to do in the class. I feel guilty and annoyed for wasting time in class. But with my personality in high school, I don't know why I feel guilty. Immediately after class, I text my friends and I say I don't know why I didn't do my assignments and I feel terrible. My friends tell me that we all grow and change. At that moment, I found that I was so different from my previous self. I've really grown a lot.
When I was in high school, I was called a bad girl by my classmates' parents, and sometimes the teachers couldn't control me. I don't like following the school rules because I think it's too strict and ridiculous.I like to secretly hide in the toilet and chat and makeup with my friends. I would secretly take my mobile phone to school, and play it in the dormitory in the middle of the night. In math class, I would fall asleep in class because I don't sleep well at night and class is boring. No matter how the teacher reminded me, I couldn't wake up, because I didn't care about the teacher's warning at all. Schools and parents strictly forbid students to fall in love. Once discovered, the punishment is very severe. But when I meet someone I like, my heart is completely out of control. I would secretly date him without thinking about the consequences. I saw beautiful pictures online and get tattooed out of impulse and curiosity. I always argue with my parents even though I only have one day off a week. Because I can't control my emotions.
At that time, I never cared so much, didn't think about the consequences and the future, I just did what I liked. At that time, I thought that Chinese education system was not suitable for me. I didn't like to be restrained, and I didn't like learning without joy. I felt that my thoughts were limited, so I chose to study abroad.
Thinking about it now, it was really naive and ridiculous at the time. I regret seeing the tattoo on my arm, I am embarrassed to think about my math grades, and I am grateful to my boyfriend at the time. It is because of the high school experiences that I have the current self.
Now at night, I often think about past experiences and imagine my future life, and I can't sleep at night. There are many regrets in life, and there are many multiple-choice questions to do in life. But it is also because of my past experience that I have grown up. I learned to control my emotions and take responsibility for my actions. The process of growing up is really painful. Compared with before, the location and mood have changed a lot, from my hometown China to Singapore. I never fell asleep with my eyes closed for a minute like I did in high school, and I haven't been truly happy in a long time. But I'm grateful for everything in the past. I think past things are a book that documents the wrong problems. It has taught me a lesson. The most important thing is the present time. The rest of the road still needs to be faced alone.







