CAROLYN CHENG

Poppy Study Toronto, ON

I am captivated by the poppy’s symbology with those we’ve lost, as a painkiller, and as an emblem of regeneration. Through solarization, haloed contours, and an ethereal silvery glow, I upend our normal sense of light and dark. I explore the full life cycle of plants, working with universal themes of vitality, protection, and fallibility. Meanwhile my own views on these issues have shifted with age and through the lens of a global pandemic.