ABOUT《獨》

《獨》is an illustration book consisted of short stories and articles. My father worked in mainland since I was small. Therefore he was absent for my childhood. My attitude already changed from always missing my father when I was small to getting use to it when I grow up. While I grow older, there is more time of being alone and no longer have somebody take care of me anytime. Since then, I started to understand how lonely my father was suffering for so many years. However, I remember once my father had told me that, alone is not lonely, you can feel joy when being alone.

Graduation of university is approaching, I feel discouraged sometimes. Seeing my friends planning their future, insecurity and loneliness hit in my heart. Instead of gathering with peers, I would rather being alone sometimes. Gradually, I doubt the saying of “Human beings are social animals”. When decided to create an illustration books with the theme of “loneliness”, flashbacks of city memories recalled in my brain. Those close but distant strangers in train, those flashing neon signs in the dark.

Realising my depression towards the change of life, it is normal to miss the people and things happened in past. Noticing one thing that never changed is drawing. Drawing is the only thing that I was interested and consisted in doing uptil now. In this chaotic era, it is lucky for me to keep drawing quietly. Speaking of luck, I think I am quite a lucky person, not experiencing things that are really painful. Lucky person like me doesn’t seem like appropriate to talk about loneliness. However, my loneliness is all because of rejecting everything. Everyone must once have a lonely moment. Only if you are willing to believe, willing to offer, willing to love, you can see happiness in this lonely world.