Empowered — Thion

Empowered state of mind

Thion take us into an inner journey to our primordial fears - death, insecurities, and uncertainties that belongs to us all - with humour and a glimpse of hope.
The unabashed, colourful wallpaper-like backgrounds juxtaposed to a strong black outlined image in the foreground, create a duality that is pleasing and disturbing at the same time. The uncomplicated and easy recognisable images used are stripped down to bare lines to become a symbol, a simple representation of a particular feeling or fear. Without those lines, one would get lost in the flowery background. From children's fairytales to religious upbringing and belief, cultural and political events and natural disaster, our lives are tainted with fear and a sense of displacement. But it also this fear that keep us alive. Thion leaves it open to us to decide what we want to do: feel afraid, ignore it all or to work toward achieving an "empowered" state of mind.