This is not a figure heading somewhere. It is rather a trace of a movement that has already taken place, but still lingers in the memory. In The Lingering Trace (20x20 cm / 7.9"x7.9"), the body is merely a pretext—a fragile foothold for thoughts that cannot be stopped. Tangled, hand-sewn beaded lines emerge from within like a force that refuses to return to silence. The background remains cool and indifferent, mimicking a universe unbothered by human emotional weight. Within this canvas lies a palpable weariness with existence, but also a quiet, stubborn strength to persevere. It captures a state of being in-between, where a person is no longer fully present, and a deep melancholy settles slowly, layer by layer, becoming the natural habitat of thought.