Abstract:
In my practice, I am fascinated with the distinctive style of absurdist humour and how it can be
used to comprehend life's absurdities. Through quick and spontaneous drawings, the work
requests a confessional approach as it will bring to the surface my inner impulses and intimate
thoughts. The process shapes a subversive yet honest discussion between myself and the artwork.
Humour becomes a tool for Absurdism when I wish to acknowledge my reality and push forward
subconsciously, no matter how meaningless and chaotic life can be. However, this theory is now
tested due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The disillusionment and disconnect from the outside world
during the lockdown, the chaos of reality, and daily appearance. Absurdist humour can be
considered as a tool to critique the society it inhabits and initiates a dialogue of spirit itself in this
dramatically different social context. The discussion will be categorised through the timeframes
throughout the year and chronologically discussing the documentation of my subconscious
thoughts specifically in the pandemic climate: before self-isolation, during quarantine and after
quarantine. The works take on a subversive, humorous stance on the mundane day-to-day
happenings during the pandemic, such as baking out of boredom, sexual frustration and short-term
amnesia on what day of the week. The confessional drawings display darker themes such as
mental illness. Overall, addressing such ideologies as Absurdism, dadaism, existentialism, humour,
isolation, Sublimation and mental health.
