Self portrait

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2021

Constructed entirely from red thread, this portrait explores the invisible emotional structures that shape identity and human connection. The figure emerges through absence as much as presence, revealing a face defined not by solid form but by the spaces left behind. Dense fields of stitched thread surround the subject like memories, relationships, and experiences that both support and constrain the self. The eye becomes a focal point of vulnerability, inviting viewers into a moment of introspection and recognition. Red thread serves as both material and metaphor, symbolizing love, loss, resilience, and the unseen bonds that connect us. Through repetitive stitching, I transform a traditionally domestic material into a language of emotional mapping. The work reflects my ongoing interest in the tension between fragility and strength, presence and absence, and the ways personal histories become woven into our sense of self. By revealing the portrait through what is omitted as much as what is stitched, the piece asks viewers to consider the unseen narratives that shape every human life.