Amidst the ceaseless flow of time, new lives begin everywhere, and when their time comes, they depart, leaving only traces behind. The lives that come follow a sequential order, but the lives that pass accumulate haphazardly without organization. These lives, left behind as traces, resemble a mass. Some of these traces become legacies that illuminate human history, while others are like dust quietly gathering in the distance. This raises a profound question for me about the meaning of existence and the reason for our lives as individuals who have received the gift of life.

This series, covered in gold, is made from clay, acrylic paint, and everyday objects. The clay symbolizes the human body, bound by physical limitations, and its eventual return to nature. According to the Bible, God created humans from dust and His breath, in His own image. Thus, when our lives end, our bodies return to nature. In the artwork, as the clay takes on form and naturally develops cracks and fissures over time, I fill those gaps with acrylic paint, akin to the breath of God. The acrylic paint stabilizes and preserves the fragile form of the dried clay. In this work, the tool typically used for painting serves as an adhesive, holding the crumbling clay together, symbolizing our self housed within a physical and biological body. The everyday objects, scattered without order within, represent myself, ourselves, past moments, traces, and the ordinary aspects of life.

Finally, the objects are covered in gold, restricting the visual elements that allow us to judge their color, function, or importance. This encourages the viewer to confront the form and individuality of the mass itself and invites reflection on the meaning of existence from a broader perspective