Sensitive Dental Clinic | 心齿科
Keywords: Growth Healing, Teeth, Personal Narrative, Utopia
Hong Kong, 2025
My teeth are sensitive, causing one growing pain after another. It symbolizes some precious but ultimately lost things in my youth, such as primary teeth that fade away as I grow up, unrequited love that hurts like wisdom teeth, appearance anxiety that constrains like braces, or persistent pain caused by relationships like cavities. I hope someone can understand the pain in my body. Even if brushing teeth can relieve symptoms, sometimes painkillers are needed, and dental appointments may be necessary in severe cases. The growth of my teeth is synchronized with the development of my body and mind, and I always have a toothache when my condition is not good. I need to take good care of my teeth and also take good care of my sensitive heart.
The work revolves around the theme of "Dental Clinic on the Mind”. Because I have been to the dentist many times since I was young, whether it was extracting teeth, wearing braces, or wisdom teeth, each time it was excruciating and left a deep psychological shadow on me. Many things in life are as persistent as a toothache, and when the pain is difficult to relieve, it can only be eradicated by pulling it out. However, the loss of teeth causes permanent damage, and this stubborn "tooth problem" that can be described as big or small is accompanied by me and many people around me. I would like to take this opportunity to create a warm and soft utopian clinic where the audience can feel a spiritual resonance and healing while experiencing this different clinic.