EXHIBITION
The Peacemaker's Retreat
Nattawadee Buaphuean
About this work
In family relationships, I have always found myself trapped as a "middleman". This uninvited duty has made me so accommodating to everyone's emotions and feelings that I forgot to explore my own feelings. Trying to care about everyone beyond the limits of my heart creates deeper and deeper cracks until the day when patience is broken, leaving only the question reflected in silence, "So where is my true happiness or comfort...?"
This series captures the healing of the heart as a 'mediator' through the lens of the Wabi-Sabi philosophy who believes that true beauty is hidden in imperfections and traces of time. I choose to use objects in my personal space that are bound by the mind. Dolls that lack savings with cracks, broken mirrors, broken frames represent the state of mind and boundaries that were once destroyed. Through 13 frames of chronological photography, I present "Visible Mending" by picking up my surroundings and repairing them. I deliberately use thread.Tapes, adhesives, and fasteners are visible to convey that healing is not about masking the wound back to its original state, but about acknowledging its fragility and turning the crack into a new growth pattern.
Ultimately, "The Peacemaker's Retreat" is a declaration that we don't have to be perfect to please anyone, because a wound repaired with self-love is the truest beauty a human can have.
Within my family's dynamics, I have always found myself cast as the "middle person." This uninvited role transformed me into a vessel for everyone's emotions, leading me to neglect the exploration of my own feelings. The constant effort to care for others beyond the boundaries of what my heart could bear created deep, creeping fissures that widened until the day my endurance finally shattered. In the resulting silence, a single questionremained: "Where does my true happiness and peace of mind reside?"
This body of work is a visual record of mental healing through the lens of Wabi-Sabi—a philosophy that finds true beauty within imperfection and the passage of time. I have selected personal objects with deep emotional ties—a torn doll, a cracked piggy bank, a shattered mirror, and a broken frame—to serve as metaphors for my mental state and the boundaries that were once destroyed.
Through a sequence of thirteen frames, I present the concept of "Visible Mending" by repairing these everyday objects found around me. I intentionally use thread, adhesive tape, and binding to convey that healing is not about concealing scars or returning to a seamless state; rather, it is about embracing vulnerability and transforming those fractures into new patterns of growth.
Ultimately, "The Peacemaker's Retreat" is a declaration that we do not need to be perfect to satisfy others. The scars mended with self-love are the truest form of beauty a human can possess.
This series captures the healing of the heart as a 'mediator' through the lens of the Wabi-Sabi philosophy who believes that true beauty is hidden in imperfections and traces of time. I choose to use objects in my personal space that are bound by the mind. Dolls that lack savings with cracks, broken mirrors, broken frames represent the state of mind and boundaries that were once destroyed. Through 13 frames of chronological photography, I present "Visible Mending" by picking up my surroundings and repairing them. I deliberately use thread.Tapes, adhesives, and fasteners are visible to convey that healing is not about masking the wound back to its original state, but about acknowledging its fragility and turning the crack into a new growth pattern.
Ultimately, "The Peacemaker's Retreat" is a declaration that we don't have to be perfect to please anyone, because a wound repaired with self-love is the truest beauty a human can have.
Within my family's dynamics, I have always found myself cast as the "middle person." This uninvited role transformed me into a vessel for everyone's emotions, leading me to neglect the exploration of my own feelings. The constant effort to care for others beyond the boundaries of what my heart could bear created deep, creeping fissures that widened until the day my endurance finally shattered. In the resulting silence, a single questionremained: "Where does my true happiness and peace of mind reside?"
This body of work is a visual record of mental healing through the lens of Wabi-Sabi—a philosophy that finds true beauty within imperfection and the passage of time. I have selected personal objects with deep emotional ties—a torn doll, a cracked piggy bank, a shattered mirror, and a broken frame—to serve as metaphors for my mental state and the boundaries that were once destroyed.
Through a sequence of thirteen frames, I present the concept of "Visible Mending" by repairing these everyday objects found around me. I intentionally use thread, adhesive tape, and binding to convey that healing is not about concealing scars or returning to a seamless state; rather, it is about embracing vulnerability and transforming those fractures into new patterns of growth.
Ultimately, "The Peacemaker's Retreat" is a declaration that we do not need to be perfect to satisfy others. The scars mended with self-love are the truest form of beauty a human can possess.
Portfolio Gallery 13 Photos
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