Erindianz Amellia Binte Suriyan

Theme: Our Transformative Journey

Merit, School Category, 2023

Artist statement:

Did you know that up to eight lives can be saved from organ donation? For someone awaiting a transplant, donation can mean the difference between life and death. From the mirror image of a broken vase heart on the left, projecting the past, to the colourful and vibrant transformed heart on the right, symbolising the future. With the bag of blood used for transfusion dripped on, the ‘now’ attempts to knit and fix the broken self, while seeking out by painting and imagining its future self. Donation of organs give them hope for a second chance. For donor families, they can find solace in knowledge of their loved one’s lifesaving legacy.

About the Artist

Erindianz Amellia Binte Suriyan, 15
Yishun Secondary School