Artists Note: 

Living in the same city, we brush past familiar strangers every day, without conversation, without eye contact. Yet, we share the same space, aware of each other’s existence, day after day, continuing each other’s urban life experiences.

When an individual or a group tries to disrupt the systematically managed space by not adhering to its norms, appearing or using the space in an “inappropriate” way, it may create a gap in our monotonous lives, prompting us to rethink the relationship between urban space, strangers in the city, and the mutual influence. Through the medium of painting, I depicted the tug-of-war between the repetitive personal actions in daily life and the urban space.