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Contrary to common belief, creators do not live in dreams. Those who do are blind and deaf to the outside world. Quite the opposite, creators do not take the world around them at face value; they probe and they query beliefs that are taken for granted. They want to dig up new possibilities. Careful observation leads to constructive questionings, dialogues and discussions, which in turn inspires ideas for creations and their realizations.
The learning process takes place in the real world. There are limitations to adjust to and difficulties to overcome. Mistakes are unavoidable and they are in fact part of the process of self-consolidation and self-exploration. Only through the full grappling of reality can we know ourselves and be true to ourselves.
Olive Leung
Programme Coordinator (Foundation Diploma in Visual Art)
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