| Nobody wants to be in isolation, and the pandemic has given everyone that part of life being indoors for more than a year. It would be a challenging situation to experience being just in your room not being infected by the virus at the same time not having social interaction with everyone. Interacting virtually is a different experience that makes it hard to go through each day.
Sometimes the only outlet is finding the exploration to look at ourselves and what we can do to keep moving. A few would easily give in that there’s no hope of a reason to live in an isolated place. But NARAYAN found a reason to create and make her explore her artistic side further: her solo show “Reasons to Live.” |
This is NARAYAN aka Aiya Balingit-Marin solo show at the Secret Fresh Gallery, through her colourful paintings, she brings to life moments that have given her solace and comfort on her journey through life with the help of her fictional character she calls Naneri. This character serves as a reminder of the beauty of life and the reasons to never give up, even in the toughest of times.
Visually, the paintings show different emotions through the colors and faces of the characters portrayed in each of her works. The challenges dealing with mental health without finding an outlet is a rough experience doing nothing, but she found the energy and strength to persevere and find her reason to live through her paintings which resulted in this menagerie of impressive creations.
In case you missed out on the experience of seeing it in person, here are the images taken from NARAYAN’s solo show that may find you inspired to create your own stories albeit not through art, but through other expressive and creative means and find your reasons to live each day…
“Reasons to Live” Solo Art Show featuring NARAYAN, which runs from 11-23 June 2023 at the Secret Fresh Gallery. For upcoming shows follow Secret Fresh on Social Media via Facebook and Instagram!
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