For modern people thirsting for “breath” and “rest,” the essential force they need is healing and relaxation. The relentless push to “move forward” may drive society forward, but it also slowly depletes our sense of self. In a fast-changing world, both body and mind are pressured to keep pace, swept up in an expanding sense of competition. This leads us to erase the spaces of leisure from our lives, creating an anxious existence without room to breathe. I, too, find myself craving healing in the harsh reality of modern life, longing for moments of rest to recover my fading sense of self. Seeking that healing, I embark on a personal journey. Wherever I am whether it’s within architectural spaces or amidst forms of visual beauty it doesn’t need to be a dream destination or an imagined utopia. In my work, I capture the blend of real-life surroundings and clouds, reconstructing them into new compositions. Through these images, I reflect on moments of escape and search for “myself” floating among the clouds sometimes as the cloud itself. In doing so, I personify clouds, gathering fragments of memories, family, friends, and the uncertain realities surrounding me, absorbing them into the architectural and spatial elements of this piece. 

Art is not a luxury reserved for those with leisure; it is a core aspect of the human experience, like a shadow that follows us, often overlooked but always present. We may feel estranged from it only because we have let go of “leisure” the hand of rest and healing. This work, though surreal, draws upon everyday moments and aims to offer viewers a sense of healing. Through its composition of dots, lines, and planes, I hope it encourages others to discover rest and renewal the energy needed to live fully.