Entanglement of the Void, 2022

The process of my growing up is a gradual realization of the existence of "systems": family, school, governments, and many other systems of power. The perception becomes increasingly clear, revealing the roles I need to assume or play. However, what this system truly entails seems to be growing increasingly elusive. This intangible, hovering unknown “thing” conditions me. The distance is ever-changing, and this intangible pressure itself relentlessly squeezes my space. In the past, I needed to fight with clear issues: appearance anxiety, clothing freedom, gender discrimination, male gaze. Yet, especially in light of various events in recent years, these formerly clear issues are gradually weaving into something more abstract yet enveloping, namely, "that intangible weight hanging in the air."

In the post-pandemic era, we as individuals become more sensitive and aggressive, each wrestling with different issues. As the problems gradually blur, it's as if we are striking a blow into cotton. The truly unified underlying systems are overlooked, and we are conditioned to view issues only from a superficial perspective. Looking back, we realize we have walked quite far down a certain path alone. Therefore, I want to peel away my logic, traverse time to review the past, and imagine how the predecessors united. In this desolate and bleak terrain, using primitive methods and somewhat clumsy means to confirm our companions, to be together, finding solace in each other, combating the intangible weight of the unknown. In this project, I intend to find “togetherness” as it is our source of energy to move on.

Let us embrace this moment, before the break of dawn.