A LOST UNICORN SIGH, WHERE DID ALL THE MAGIC GO?

found object, wig pieces, crystal beads, hand crafted soft sculpture.

2024

Artist residency at Pilotenkueche, Leipzig, Germany.

One day, I bought a Lissy magazine with a unicorn blind box. I unpacked a purple one with pink hair named Mandy. Then I wanted to create a unicorn trinket tale. I found other crafty materials from the euro store and the street. I also found this dismantled bike seat at a park. The melancholia of these small commodities usually have a designated fate——a brief use for a celebration, satisfying a consumption impulse because of their cute look and cheap price.But these small commodities also very likely be abandoned after a short period of amusement. What is their fate after use? Will they have a new life and be themselves? Does magic spark when small commodities lose their use value?

在德国莱比锡的Pilotenkuche的艺术驻留期间，一天逛进一家欧元店，被一本《Lissy》杂志吸引，因为这个杂志附赠一个独角兽盲盒。买下拆开后我得到了一只紫色的独角兽。有着粉红色的头发，她的名字叫 Mandy。那一刻，我萌生了想要围绕这个独角兽创作一个小故事的念头。我开始在欧元商店和街头寻找其他手工材料，还在公园里发现了一个被拆解的自行车座。

这些小商品常常带着一丝忧郁，它们似乎有着预设的命运——作为礼物或是因它们可爱的外表和便宜的价格而让人冲动消费。然而，它们也很可能在短暂的娱乐之后就被遗弃。那么，在它们被观赏之后的命运会是什么呢？它们是否还能拥有新的生命，成为真正的“自己”？当小商品失去使用价值时，魔法是否才真正开始？