The Window reflects on the paradox of openness and obstruction. The visual inspiration comes from abandoned houses in Detroit, where windows were sealed with bricks and boards, and from my experience in a budget hotel in China where a window opened only onto a wall. These encounters revealed how a structure meant for connection can become a symbol of closure—its absence made more visible when a window is filled in. This transformation resonated with the isolation of the pandemic, leading me to reinterpret the “window” as a metaphor for contemporary solitude and the tension between our longing for connection and our impulse toward self-enclosure.

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《窗口》反思了开放与阻隔的矛盾意象。作品的视觉灵感源于我在底特律看到的废弃住宅，其窗户被砖墙与木板封闭，以及我在中国一间廉价旅馆中经历的“窗外即墙”。这些经历让我意识到，本应象征联结的结构，如何被转化为封闭的符号——尤其当一个窗口被填补时，它的缺席反而更为显眼。这种转化与疫情期间的孤立处境产生了共鸣，使我将“窗口”重新理解为当代孤立的隐喻，揭示出我们在渴望与外界相连的同时，又不断筑起自我封闭边界的矛盾。