Opps..i have forgotten to talk about my installation work..
Well its entitled 'Do I need more friends?'
Artist statement
I am peeved at being constantly asked, “Do you have a Facebook account?”
My reply is always short & terse, “I have enough friends already, thank you very much!”
A friend noted how Facebook allows people who are shy socially, the opportunity to make themselves better understood.
It allows them to keep in touch with current friends and to reconnect with old ones.
So, if Facebook is God’s gift to friendship and social harmony and cementing friendships in cyberspace, what's wrong with me?
Why am I resisting?
So I decided to embark on this project in order to find out and started an account myself.
It's impossible for anyone to have hundreds of 'friends' in real life but in Facebook, it's not uncommon. I really feel that the notion of friendship is being devalued.
Maybe I'm small-minded and small-hearted, but I'd rather keep my group of friends as it is - small and select.
True friendship requires maintenance and already it's hard work sustaining those I have in real life.
Do I want to expose myself so that 'friendship' is expected of me from former classmates I no longer desire to be in contact with, from colleagues I don't wish to get to know better, from work contacts I have zero inclination to convert to friends and from acquaintances who should remain just that?
The beauty about real-life friendships is that they can die. As we move along in life, some friendships fade, others expire and there will be those you deliberately erase. People change, you change, it's sad we're no longer friends but it's nothing personal.
Clearly Facebook is a godsend for millions of people. It builds friendships, alleviates loneliness and even gives meaning to one's life.
It's just not for me…I might just update my real friends’ mobile number from my FB account & let the account die a natural death soon.
