My thesis project "Symbiosis" is an art creation based on my personal experience and journey with allergic rhinitis. The deliverables of this project are a series of illustrations and an artist zine.

 

For this project, I divided my story into three chapters: the first chapter is about how I learned about my disease and how the condition caused me pain and panic. The second part is about drug treatment. I was trying to fight against allergic rhinitis through external means such as drugs, syringes, and traditional Chinese herbal medicine. The last chapter is about psychological adjustment: I gradually discovered that all physical diseases are more or less related to the psychological state. I tried to let myself and allergic rhinitis achieve a harmonious coexistence through psychological adjustment. This project aims to convey my thoughts about the relationship between our physical body and disease, to sympathize with more people who are struggling with illness, and to tell them to believe in their mental power.