A visual representation of "fence" by Eddie Tay
WONG Ying Kwan
St. Stephen's Girls' College
Pink, the theme colour of the painting, and the Impressionist strokes in the sky, create a dream-like atmosphere. The city in the sky, sitting on a massive cloud, is full of skyscrapers. They are reaching upwards to represent the hope and lofty dreams that we all have. There are single-eyed figures in different colours and sizes, implying that we are all unique and different. They each have their own dream and want to ‘go over the fence’ (obstacles) to the floating city. The rainbow bridge symbolises the path to success and the fulfilment it brings (‘golden lining’). Sometimes a dream is just a step away, so I have painted some people beyond the fence to show that they are ready to overcome the challenges. With hope, courage and commitment, every dream can be achieved.
fence
skyscrapers
all eyes looking at the centre
henry aspires to havard business
and throws away his harmonica
jenny is driving a car
into her global spider networked future
jonah unfurls like a creased carpet
on the eighth floor to watch voodoo tv
someone is working on her tablet cv
on winning beans and influencing people
dorcas must pass her abrsm
she bangs on her piano or else her mother
skyscrapers, fence
all eyes looking
Eddie Tay
“fence” was published in Dreaming Cities by Eddie Tay, p.32. Copyrights © 2016 by Eddie Tay. Reprinted by permission of the poet.