Blending, reflecting, being.

“Skin to Nature” examines the relationship between the body and elements of nature, whether in function, shape, color, or even personality..? What do we mean when we say “natural” or “man-made”, when we are part of nature?

A collaboration between visual artist Carmen Cheah , mover SueKi Yee , and photo-/videographer Ryan Ooi , “Skin to Nature” took shape over 6 months as we experimented with different elements of nature and found new reflections in our process. Humans are part of nature, yet we have created a world for ourselves so removed and separated from nature that nature has become so foreign or distant to our bodies and our everyday life. How can we return to nature, how can our body become a “natural” part of nature again? Our research was inspired by the richness and availability of inspiration from nature, whether in visual design or in movements. We were searching for the parallelities between the functions, aesthetics, and essence between the human body/human skin and elements of nature. It was a journey of (re-)discovering ourselves in nature, and finding harmonies between our bodies and nature.