Dragon Heart, Daniel Zeng, Shenzhen MakeFashion Edu 2018
There’s an old Chinese folktale, YeGongHaoLong, about a man who loved dragons. His love for dragons was so great that it caught the attention of the dragons themselves. But when the dragons descended to pay the old man a visit, he saw them and immediately yelped in fear, and ran away – forever fearing the thing he claimed to love. “Moral of the story: don’t pretend to be someone you’re not. Be true to yourself”, says King Yao. Being true to yourself holds a lot of weight for both King and collaborators Daniel Zeng and Victor Ocengunda. When King and Daniel became aware that the inspiration and message for both their works were the same, they decided to collaborate on a single creative piece – symbolizing that there is space for individuality and collaboration when creating.