Arts Thread

This installation begins with a familiar feeling: that moment late at night when, despite exhaustion, we choose not to sleep. Sometimes called revenge bedtime procrastination, this behavior points to collective sleeplessness—a contemporary condition of life. Can we think of such moments not as personal failures, but as invisible labor extracted by society? Or perhaps as a site of quiet resistance? Through a scaffolded bed, a nocturnal chatroom connected to light and thermal printing, and a speculative clock-in system for sleep, the project constructs a world where even rest becomes regulated, monitored, and subtly extracted. A performance video documents the artist staying overnight within the system, tracing the blurred boundary between bodily exhaustion and algorithmic attention. Visitors are invited to enter the space, trigger its mechanisms, and experience how private time is fractured and repurposed under late capitalism. Within this architecture of control, the chatroom functions as a fragile opening—offering no escape, but perhaps a flicker of presence, connection, or even quiet revenge. For more details of my research and development process: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eoNJTpFZrQesyHKqKJUKHAsC9_4O-5l0?usp=sharing

The concept behind the Pulse installation was to explore the human condition through the use of blood-like fluid running through pipes. The installation aimed to serve as a reminder of the violence and suffering that humans inflict upon each other, while its mechanical nature represents the detachment of modern society from these realities. By using a pulse sensor to detect the pulse, the machine created a visceral experience that forced viewers to confront bodily realities that are often hidden from view, including the ways in which our physical selves are ignored or oppressed by society. To bring this concept to life, the design of the installation was inspired by cyberpunk style, utilizing tubes shaped like ribs to create a hollowed-out appearance resembling veins in the body. The clothing was designed to be minimalist and sleek, featuring transparent PVC tubes circling around the neck area and leading to a hidden transparent interlayer on the back. This design successfully conveyed the idea of violence and oppression in modern society, emphasizing the human body's vulnerability and fragility.