It is not something to be sought, but something that arrives unexpectedly in a fleeting moment.

When my gaze begins to wander, the world starts to speak.

I do not capture the image; the image chooses me.

In the bustling noise of the city, it does not touch me directly.
Rather, the camera gently grazes the surface, tracing and reflecting the essence of the world.

Everything flows naturally—from the other side to this one—and settles within me.

For the Exhibition – Insignificant Cloud Dynamics

Vast, unbounded landscapes. Fragments of cities overflowing with symbols of consumption. Desert-like spaces where objects—devoid of function—are scattered in silence. These objects remain isolated, stripped of context, seemingly adrift. At first glance, the images exude a quiet beauty, yet beneath the surface lies a deep void.

This series does not seek to document reality but to reveal its absence. The images themselves are unstable, always shifting, never fixed in meaning. They resist definition. Photography, often expected to capture reality, instead functions here as a medium that exposes its invisibility. A delicate interplay of light and shadow, compositions that feel vivid yet incomplete, and a visual paradox that dissolves the moment meaning is sought—these elements form the heart of this work.

Light filters into the vacant interiors of abandoned buildings, faintly suggesting traces of human presence. Yet beyond this, no further context is given. This ambiguity embodies the complex relationship between mourning and emptiness in contemporary society. The images offer neither information nor truth—only their absence and uncertainty. Meaning does not arrive at once; it lingers, delayed, and never fully materializes.

In a world oversaturated with information yet devoid of meaning, how do images endure? This work explores that tension, seeking a language of silence—one that unearths the excess of meaning and its erosion. Within a landscape where reality has already faded, and mechanical structures dictate our lives, this silent force emerges as a quiet yet undeniable presence.

DEN Gai