Faculty of Design

Illustration

Aimee Xiao

Enduring Love

“Enduring Love” is inspired by the Eskimo proverb: “Perhaps they are not stars in the sky but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy.” This ambiguous approach shows stars shooting through the patches of a Masai Giraffe travelling through Tanzania. The patches represent rooms for Babu healers to perform therapies, similar to a hospital, and the stars illuminate the room with ancestral love.

“This is a part of my thesis series Unfamiliar Familiars, which imagines and considers the presence and energy of national animals as familiars that assist witches in magic for good and selfless purposes. More illustrations can be viewed on my website!”