Song Dong

                  “ The collected ingredients of a Beijing life” is an article about an artist name Song Dong written by Holland Cotter. This shows an insight to how impactful events may result in the spark of creativity or inspiration. Song Dong did not grow up in the humblest or stable setting as many of us are used to. Instead she grew up in an arear where change was inevitable and clutter was overwhelming. How could one survive in a place where there is no where or no time to settle. Sadly, this was the life she was destined to live, however it may not be as sad as it seems depending on the perception of the viewer. Where you are to see a mess which need to be abolished Song saw beauty in every piece of clutter. She saw it as a memoir to her deceased parents and that itself was a fantastic masterpiece in itself. She captured the essence of many years of one person’s life into one motionless artwork. She was able to tell a story whilst nothing moved, spoke or made a reference. She captured all of the sense and triggered imagination with only sight alone. It was this piece that left her mark on the world, her life, her home, her clutter, her mess, it all was an essence of beautiful chaos which she was able to bring fourth.