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One of the six works (*The Clearance*) is deliberately presented through absence, and is only documented via text.
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Exhibition Statement
This series 《In the Meantime》 is my reflection on the presence of power in everyday life, consisting of six works in total, but only five are actually exhibited—among them, one is intentionally left as "nothing," revealing structural erasure through its absence. 《In the Meantime》 means "at the same time," named from my observation of power coexisting with daily life, exploring how it quietly sustains itself through small choices and structural adjustments.
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Core Concept
When the operation of power no longer relies on explicit commands or coercion, but is instead sustained through a set of procedures perceived as rational, stable, harmless—or even invisible—how can we still perceive its presence?
My concern is not with “power” as an abstract concept, but with how power relations sustain themselves structurally.
Power does not necessarily derive from the state apparatus, nor does it depend on grand narratives.
It may manifest in the maintenance of everyday choices,
linger in subtle traces that continuously shape behavior,
appear in the ways institutional language reconfigures objects,
or unfold through pre-established paths that guide individuals into self-regulation without awareness.
Even in the moment I decide to discard certain proposals from a project, power no longer needs to reveal itself—we ourselves have already enacted its preservation.
Erasure becomes a self-calibrating mechanism of structural maintenance.
