Traces of Existence explores the entangled relationship between trauma and the soft, metaphorical body through inclusive, affective engagement. Visually mapping how the mind traps thoughts and memories, the installation weaves a delicate interplay between three interdependent entities: body, mind, and consciousness.
Through the poetic materiality of soft forms and the extended subjectivities, the work creates a space for reconciliation—between the artist and the audience, the self and the other. The installation invites intra-action between tangible objects and intangible affects, producing an unexpected and unfamiliar threshold where the past meets the becoming.
Informed by Glitch Feminism (Russell, 2020) and the Prosthetic Space of Art (Garoian, 2013), Traces of Existence reframes trauma not as rupture alone, but as a generative site of vulnerability, intimacy, and soft encounter. Here, fragility becomes a medium for connection, not isolation. The work gently invites audiences to move with the unknown—physically, emotionally, and relationally —allowing for shared moments of reflection, resonance, and embodied healing.
Visitors are invited to actively engage with the installation. Take a moment to explore, move, and decipher the soft white-labeled objects.
