Hey everyone! This model here is my senior project for the University of Florida. For my senior project I really wanted to create something special that would not only mean a lot to me, but also my family. So, I chose to recreate the watch my dad wore when he was alive.
My dad was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer when he was 42. The doctors told him that he roughly had a year left to live, but he fought hard and managed to live for another 3 years after his diagnosis. In this period, my dad had a lot of time to reflect of death and how to cope with it.
With this, my dad shared that he wasn’t afraid of death as much as he was afraid of being forgotten. This struck a hard cord in me and since he passed away it has been a goal in my artistic journey to create pieces inspired by him so that he may never be fully forgotten.
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