Silent Occupants

72 x 96 in / 182.88 x 243.84 cm (diptych), 72 x 48 in / 182.88 x 121.92 cm (per panel)

acrylic on canvas

2025

“In my past works, windows often opened outward, framing the landscape. Here, the glass turns inward. Behind the dirt and darkness, objects are painted sharply, yet they remain difficult to name. They are present but uncertain, visible yet withheld.

For me, the window is not just a transparent opening but a metaphor for presence itself. It carries the paradox of showing and concealing at the same time. The “occupants” are not only these vague objects or the unseen life inside, but also the viewer standing before it, projected into the silence of the scene.

In this way, Silent Occupants becomes less about view and more about　contemplation. It reminds me that what shapes us is not only what we clearly　see, but also what resists being seen, what lingers in thresholds, veils, and　echoes that can never be fully grasped.”