It's quite interesting like you mentioned this should be about identity, but then the first thing I did was about my childhood.

Yeah. I think different people interpret it differently. Some people are saying their future plans, some people are saying their past, some people saying their present. I had done it by myself. I literally just experienced my whole life and my past in the box. It was like I went through my whole lifespan. So I think it's quite interesting to see it with the visual. Because it's all in your mind, it's quite abstract in a way. But when you place the toys, it's the thing you choose. That should have a meaning behind. So maybe even the fish (Capture 2), even the glass (Capture 4) can have some hidden meanings in them.

Yeah, yeah. By trying to visually represent my identity it becomes more tangible and I can understand it more. I feel that the initial reaction I had to the toys and sand was to create the image of the beach in Singapore I grew up with, which is next to a busy road and is very polluted. It has made up a big part of my identity. And then there are the dead fish, the rocks, and the random stuff.

Yeah, and the dangers on the beach. Like the crocodile (Capture 5).

Yeah, and there's a lot of sharp glass.

So when you were a kid, when you played on the beach, did your parents warn you to be careful not to get hurt?

Uh, yeah. Someone was like her foot got cut. After that I was quite scared. And then there's like just a lot of pollution and stuff.

So you don't like pollution, you want it to be clean, do you?

Yeah, of course.

How do you think that relates back to your personality, to your identity?

I feel like because this is like where I grew up. So it's like somewhere that forms my identity. And I adding a lot of playful stuff like this (Capture 6), it's like finding treasure on the beach. It's quite fun. I also wanted to add a sense of exploration and wander of the beach, digging up and collecting different items as a child.

So it's not only rubbish, it's also treasure.

Yeah. Because I try to make it look fun. I feel like that's my identity. I want to make things look fun to interact with.