Som Ting Wong

The wonderful world of advertising has always fascinated me. As a little girl, I was enchanted by the attractive images the advertisers showed on TV, in papers, in magazines and on the street. All products seemed to work perfectly and everyone who came in those commercials or in advertisements seemed to be really happy. Later on, my idea about this magical world became obviously more critical. For the series “Som Ting Wong”, I work with several elements of advertising, such as humour, bright colours, the woman as an object, surrealism, magic, beauty, glamour, aesthetics and references to religion or famous artists. It is not my intention to make real advertisements, but I want to create my own fantasy world by using those elements. I consider my work not as functional, but it balances on the thin line between the artistic and commercial world.