Love Yourself

MOME Chair Awards 2023 | Concept & Development

What is the definition of love?

Everyone may have a different meaning of love, but if you keep asking questions, you wonder if you love yourself. It may not be easy to love me in every aspect. Loving yourself is the last step in love. Until you recognized real love, it was a black-and-white world. Still, as you realize it, the world gradually turns into various colors. (Inspired by The Giver, 2014)

Motion Design + Animation by. Muriel Seoyeon Choi

Sound Edit by. JunHyun Bae

CATEGORY

3D Motion Graphics

Designer, Animator

ROLE

SOFTWARE

Cinema 4D, Octane, After Effects, Procreate

YEAR

2023

Design Exploration

Metaphor | White Rose = Young Love / New Beginnings

Red Rose = Love / True Love

Butterfly = I

Snake = Rebirth / Wisdom

Before realizing true love, I will express myself through white roses and black-and-white scenes. As I ask myself a question, I gradually realize my true love, like a red rose, that I should accept my lack and love myself. This will show through colorful scenes that a new beginning is a true love that loves me.

There is a scene in which I keep asking myself questions, and the roses show various textures. Each person thinks differently about the definition of love. Some say that love is made by heart; for some, material money and jewelry are love. Roses that show various materials appear.

Butterfly

It consists of only transparent wings and opaque wings. There isn't a body because anyone can become the "I" in this video and realize the true love that they love themselves.

Narration

What is Love?

Love can mean having a relationship with someone special, but it can also mean loving yourself at that moment.

I keep asking questions when I am in love.

I wonder who I will fall in love with. What are they like?

Who do I love?

Do I love myself?

When I start loving, I see 'You,'

But as I fall deeper in love, I see 'Me.'

Loving yourself means accepting every aspect of oneself with great understanding.

It is me who made the mistakes yesterday,

It is I who made the mistakes today,