Within the silence of the pavement, I see the lingering rhythm of countless crossings. I become increasingly interested in the threshold between significance and familiarity. Traces whose apparent modesty conceals a surprising density of experience and history continue to draw my attention. Across everyday urban life, distinctive traces emerge and persist. Through painting, these traces become records of coexistence and transformations.

On the still surface of the pavement, I sense the light wind, the moist air, and the quiet presence of life. This painting involves many challenges and breakthroughs, and has become an important turning point in my practice. It reveals the boundaries of my previous investigations, and at the same time opens new directions for future research. I am grateful to have reached this point during the residency, and excited to follow and explore where these new investigations lead.

This work extends my ongoing exploration of relational structures through the lens of aging and accumulation. While earlier works focused on interconnected units, this project considers how time gradually transforms those relationships. The knitted forms were exposed to oxidized materials, allowing rust traces to emerge through contact rather than direct application. Alongside these traces, I incorporated fibers and yarns whose colours evoke rust and oxidation, extending these qualities into the structure itself. What interests me is the idea that aging is not a process of deterioration but one of continuous formation. Rust records interactions between material, environment, and time, while the textile surface becomes a site where these relationships remain visible. Rather than reproducing the image of rust, this work explores how time settles into material and becomes embedded within form through accumulation, contact, and duration.