Gummy Party
"Stretched to fit the mold."
In Dependance
Some stick together, others stick out.
Gummy Party explores the quiet politics of belonging—how cliques form, how they exclude, and what it costs to stand apart.
Using the playful yet fragile symbolism of gummy bears, the work reflects on childhood dynamics of inclusion, rejection, and adaptation. Their softness masks a deeper tension: how far will we stretch to fit in?
Do we shape ourselves to match the mold—or risk being reshaped by the absence of connection?
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Gummy Party wraps difficult truths in bright, sticky color. Using candy as stand-ins for people, the series explores belonging, exclusion, and the fragile rules of social survival.
Clique clusters its figures in tight allegiance. Three’s a Crowd teeters on imbalance. Fallout captures the moment of rupture—someone drifting or being pushed out. And In Dependance centers a single blue gummy, distinct in color and position. It appears self-contained, but the title reveals the tension: independence as strength, and “in dependence” as quiet longing for connection.
Set against a saturated orange backdrop—warm, artificial, overwhelming—the series evokes the pressure of fitting in and the loneliness of standing apart.
In the end, Gummy Party asks a simple but layered question: What kind of connection do we crave—and at what cost do we protect it?
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God never meant for community to become a contest.
Yet from an early age, many of us learn to perform to belong. We form cliques to feel safe. We shrink to stay accepted. We turn away from those who don’t blend in. But the God who sees the heart doesn’t play by those rules.
Scripture reminds us that in Christ, there is no hierarchy of belonging—no favoritism, no exclusion, no performance required.
He calls us not just to gather, but to welcome. Not just to fit in, but to be formed together in love.
“If you show favoritism, you sin…” — James 2:9
“There is neither Jew nor Gentile... for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” — Galatians 3:28
“Love your neighbor as yourself.” — Mark 12:31
Even when others cast you out, God calls you in. Even when cliques close, His arms remain open. He doesn’t need you to blend in. He created you to belong—fully, freely, and without fear.
Reflection Question
Who have you overlooked or pushed away—and how can you create space for them today?
Clique
Three’s A Crowd
Fallout