Skye Wang

MFA Illustration

The Smallest Eyes

This project extends from my daily walk-drawing practice, where movement, sensation, and environment are translated into visual marks. The picture book follows a jumping spider trapped in the sole of a young girl’s shoe, observing the world from a ground-level, downward perspective. Through this unusual viewpoint, the narrative unfolds between two states: moments when the girl is surrounded by her family, and moments when she wanders alone into the forest.

The imagery moves along a threshold between abstraction and representation. Patterns, textures, and shifting spatial relationships convey emotional and sensory experiences. Drawing from synesthetic responses and embodied perception, the work translates sound, temperature, and movement into lines, colors, and forms.

At the same time, the project reflects on memory and the act of re-encountering past experiences from a present standpoint. It opens a space for quiet observation, where the external environment and internal reflection overlap. Through visual narrative, the work seeks to articulate a process of Reparenting, exploring one's own potential for self-healing.