Container - 2023

“Container”
Photography,30cm*40cm, 2023

Through this artwork, Sammy explores the complex dynamics of motherhood, identity, and generational attitudes toward womanhood. After years of distance, a heartfelt conversation between Sammy and her mother revealed the deep sacrifices and struggles her mother endured in a traditional society. Her mother's honesty about feeling both love and resentment inspired this piece.

“I feel like I exist only as a container. At first, I did have moments of happiness as a mother. But over time, I began to feel that my existence was reduced to being a tool for others, and you became my sole purpose. Suddenly, people around me treated me kindly, but I knew it was only because of you. I do love you, my child, very much, but I feel so conflicted, as I've had to make endless sacrifices that no one knows.”

This photograph, taken by her, captures her emotions—an expression of her life’s unspoken challenges, now shared between us.