Yuki He - you are enough

Expressing how a person feels is difficult to do. We often face judgment or criticism based on our emotions or have a lingering thought of not being enough to satisfy another person. The stigma of not expressing these feelings or sharing someone’s own story because of feeling afraid is the sole purpose of You Are Enough.

Consisting of 10 postcards, I draw on my traumas and experiences that I found hard to share with others because of the fear of negative judgment. I want to share several fragments of my story that are considered a “trigger warning” to others: mental health issues that we believe cannot be shared because of the lingering stigma, and experiences where we would want to believe that it’s “normal” to go through when it’s the complete opposite.

Each postcard features an image that travels through 23 years of memory lane. They are drawn digitally using a line and wet wash technique to mimic a traditional watercolor art piece. This gives the effect of a dreamscape where the image is focused, yet not focused because of the detailing and the idea of a “memory.” The backing of each postcard includes a handwritten message that is dated for when the experience took place. Each message takes the form of a third-person speaker, addressed to the person who orchestrated these events that took place.