Seoyeon Bae

Recently, I feel stuck in the shell I created for myself, like a cage. Perhaps this cage was built over time, shaped by my fear of failure and the expectations imposed on me. I constructed it to protect myself, but now it feels more like a barrier than a shield. This cage sometimes keeps me trapped in the past, preventing me from moving forward, putting pressure on me, and making me confused about how to define myself. I know that I need to escape the cage I built for myself, yet I remain trapped.

I created my collection give a storytelling of my feelings along with the shape of the cage, especially its negative space. The interplay between solid and negative space represents the tension between restriction and the desire for freedom. I aimed to capturing both the feeling of imprisonment and my yearning for liberation.