愛樂園 La-La-Land, 2023
Acrylic on Canvas
499 x 600 mm
Price : $20,000｜$20,800 (Frame)
Artist : Laiming Segura
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Story behind
La-La-Land, according to the Oxford Dictionary, is “a stage of being out of touch with reality”. To many people, it is an imaginary place for the wandering, sleeping, or dreaming minds. During my teaching career in Spain, whenever I meet a student who is daydreaming, I would first jokingly ask: "¿Estás en La-La-Land? ¡Vuelve pronto!" (Are you on La-La-Land? Come back soon!)
I never blame or get upset when students daydream. If students are in a daze, I would check out if my class is so boring that I fail to connect to my students. It is also vital to know that a child or a teenager has the necessity to fantasize and dream. Perhaps I don´t bother to yell or scold, just a kind reminder of "come back soon from La-La-Land", most of them cooperate and return with a smile. Some younger ones would even tell me their adventures in La-La-Land after class.
There was a time I frequently visited my La-La-Land. Sometimes it was to escape the burden of daily life; sometimes it was to look for answers that could never be found in reality. Sometimes I chatted with someone who passed away; sometimes I replayed what I did in the past and imagined if I had the chance to undo it, I would not have been so stupid.
Have you ever visited your La-La-Land?
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