Self-defense

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Since the beginning of 2020, I have been experiencing the emotional cycle of anger and fear. First, my head was filled with negative thoughts from physical isolation and trapped in the echo chamber of information. Then, I was angry about the injustice happening around the world and fear for my safety. 

In the crossfire of chaoses, I picked up a kitchen knife, the most threatening domestic object in my apartment, to prepare my last line of self-defense. In this performance, I recorded myself practicing wielding the everyday kitchen gadget as a weapon. I then fought my violent image with ink and brush with my newly acquired dexterity. It represents the ethical dilemma I often face in this day and age, the struggle between reckless self-preservation and dangerous optimism.