Oxiea Villamonte
Nguyen Thanh Hue
Oxiea:
"This week's topic: Intimacy is a topic that is very present in my artistic practice. For example I remember during my second year in my bachelor we had an assignment called: De Fence. For this project I focused on the boundaries that we have with strangers. I wanted to overcome those boundaries as I am curious and I enjoy adapting to different roles. You can see some results from that project on my website: https://oxieavillamonte.com/roadscrossing/
I think that during this pandemic intimacy becomes even more valuable. The other day I hugged someone and I did not want that embrace to end. Human contact is necessary. I can imagine that this pandemic has made the majority of people quite lonely and I am concerned about how this will affect people's mental health of all ages.
How do you feel about intimacy? Do you think that your feelings have changed due to the pandemic?"
"This week's topic: Intimacy is a topic that is very present in my artistic practice. For example I remember during my second year in my bachelor we had an assignment called: De Fence. For this project I focused on the boundaries that we have with strangers. I wanted to overcome those boundaries as I am curious and I enjoy adapting to different roles. You can see some results from that project on my website: https://oxieavillamonte.com/roadscrossing/
I think that during this pandemic intimacy becomes even more valuable. The other day I hugged someone and I did not want that embrace to end. Human contact is necessary. I can imagine that this pandemic has made the majority of people quite lonely and I am concerned about how this will affect people's mental health of all ages.
How do you feel about intimacy? Do you think that your feelings have changed due to the pandemic?"
Hue:
"Yes, human contact is necessary and I think intimacy is about trust.
Becoming intimate with someone can also mean getting to know each other in new ways. Closer.
I hate being touched unexpectedly, in the passive ways by those people I don't close. Like just put me in the crowds, sometimes it's okay, but other times it feels like I'm being suffocated. Feel like my "breathing room" is shrinking. I know that everyone has different comfort levels and they convey it unconsciously. But people have different capacities for it, right?
So it's called "the comfort zone" for a reason. We all need water tanks and hiding places sometimes.
Hmm, I don't know what I'm saying."
"Yes, human contact is necessary and I think intimacy is about trust.
Becoming intimate with someone can also mean getting to know each other in new ways. Closer.
I hate being touched unexpectedly, in the passive ways by those people I don't close. Like just put me in the crowds, sometimes it's okay, but other times it feels like I'm being suffocated. Feel like my "breathing room" is shrinking. I know that everyone has different comfort levels and they convey it unconsciously. But people have different capacities for it, right?
So it's called "the comfort zone" for a reason. We all need water tanks and hiding places sometimes.
Hmm, I don't know what I'm saying."