Some beginnings are not chosen but given — and once given, we begin to see, and begin to choose.
My practice centres on the notion of Place — a geography that also carries memory, emotion, and identity. It holds the tension between what is inherited and what is sought, between belonging and drift. Starting from realistic painting, my work has gradually evolved into a dialogue between realism and abstraction, extending into sculpture and installation. Changes in material are not shifts in form but continuations of thought.
Houshan embodies this ongoing exploration — a way of rethinking and reconstructing Place, while tracing how perception itself becomes material. Through this evolving inquiry, I come to understand Place not as an external landscape but as a reflection that unfolds with the self.
I see artistic practice as a rhythm between continuity and pause — a movement that allows space for reflection, rest, and renewal. This rhythm reminds me of a starfish floating in the sea: reaching out through different arms to sense and explore, yet always returning to its centre — creation itself. Whether drifting with the current or holding onto a reef, this act of sensing and expressing defines how I understand art.
To me, art isn’t a profession — it’s how I live.
