Sculpture x Ceramics

We were given ‘transformation’ as the theme and here's how I expressed it. 'Syurga di bawah tapak kaki ibu' is a Malay proverb that translates to 'Heaven undermother's feet' in English. Growing up with divorced parents, I had only my mother to lean on. Even though I am grateful to have at least one parent role in my life, the absence of a father figure has had a significant impact on my mental health. My childhood was spent wondering where my father had gone and why God had not provided me with a father. It left a void in my youth because I didn't have a father. This damaged my inner kid, making it more difficult for me to heal. With therapy, I was told to do things that cure my inner child, such as play with children's toys. Through this work, I wanted to talk about how an absent parent figure transformed a child’s growth for the worse, hurting the inner child of an adult.