My guest this week shows how art can be inspiring in re-visiting the past and re-telling our truth. Hong Kong-based artist Rachel Smith grew up half a world away, on a large farm in rural Canada. Yet it is Hong Kong she calls home these days, where she runs, Senseless Art – her own artistic sanctuary in the heart of the city.
In early 2019, following a panic attack, Rachel created the “Matchbox Diary”. She re-directed her anxiety towards the making of a matchbox each day for one year, documenting the ups, the downs and the mundane. The matchboxes are made with attention and so much details. They are small while holding the memory of the day. In this conversation, we talk about how Rachel help herself through difficult times by making things with her hands and taking back the control.
Rachel teaches the arts in almost all its forms to people from all walks of life. From sewing to book binding, mixed media painting to portrait drawing. She is also the producer of the Hong Kong Stories and the Hong Kong Stories Podcast, a volunteer led and run organisation dedicated to the art of telling their stories to a live audience. Above all, she has a knack for articulating her innermost thoughts into imaginative and quirky artistic expression.
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