This collection explores alienation and the experience of living a constantly changing, fragmented life. The figures in these works serve as allegories for the social pressures and psychological traumas caused by the endless drudgery of work and the constraints of socio-political systems. Alienation is often an inevitable consequence of these bureaucratic structures, leading to the distortion and deformation of human personality and existence. I address this condition by compressing and homogenizing my subjects, placing them within an apocalyptic world where place, time, and even the appearance of humanity undergo drastic transformation. As people become increasingly alienated from others and from themselves, they are drawn deeper into isolation and loneliness.

Through these works, I explore the irreversible psychological damage caused by fear, isolation, anger, despair, and ultimately obedience. I express these forces by twisting and deforming my subjects, reflecting the emotional and psychological burdens they carry. In some pieces, the figures seek refuge in stark architectural spaces that offer neither comfort nor shelter—only vast emptiness and the remnants of a decaying surveillance state. Within these environments, time loses its credibility and meaning, while the only suggestion of hope appears as faint rays of light emerging from the shadows.

The origins of this collection can be traced back to my immigration to the United States in 2015. During that period, I experienced a profound sense of separation from my homeland and found an unexpected kinship with the crushed plastic water bottles that accumulated on my desk each day. Easily compressed and deformed, the bottles became a metaphor for the human condition under pressure. This observation marked the beginning of an ongoing exploration across various media, through which I investigate the potential of this symbolic form to represent the vulnerability, resilience, and fragility of human existence.