Symbiosis I | TÀO
2023-2024 






Symbiosis I is an installation and activation structured around carrying, visibility, and shared movement.

It was first presented through a guided walk, during which I carried two identical cabinets. One cabinet was enclosed within a hiking backpack that I made and wore on my body, while the other was held by hand with a transparent back, allowing its contents to remain visible to others. Although identical in form, the two cabinets articulate a dual state of exposure and protection, representing how the same self is negotiated between concealment and visibility while moving through the world.



At the end of the walk, the backpack was opened to reveal the contents of the cabinet carried on my back: cup rings that I made, along with a transparent back embedded with a distorted resin lens. The cup rings were given to those who walked with me, and we raised a collective toast to share the moment of walking together. This gesture marked a temporary opening of what is usually carried privately, transforming it into a shared experience shaped by encounter and coexistence.













In the subsequent gallery presentation, fabric capsules and a transparent resin track were introduced to further explore visibility and the relationship between private and public, regulation and personalization. The fabric capsules function as containers for memory and lived moments, while the resin track is deformed through contact with the body.The transparent resin track, was draped and deformed from body, suggests a sense of being shaped or molded by external influences. These represent the standards of how I am expected to behave, both as a child and as an adult. While the attachable capsules suggest moments of resistance and attempts to break from conformity.