Fangying Zhu

Carefree淡然

CarefreeThe central figure is a hand, its posture loose and relaxed, with fingernails that are painted and stylized into the delicate, swirling shapes of unfurling ferns. These fern motifs do not stop at the fingertips but continue as a series of intricate, decorative vines and botanical patterns that flow down the forearm and hand like an elegant, living tattoo. From the wrist, a lush tangle of leafy vines with blooming blue and pink flowers cascades downward, a rich and untamed cascade.

“I no longer reachI no longer compareIf flowers bloomthey bloomIf wind comesit passesThe stars are still farbut it no longer mattersI stay hereslowlyfreely”