On the left: Redemption 

This work uses plexiglass and canvas to form a visual effect of reality and illusion. Lines of water wound around my body, but they began to loosen, my outline softened, and I seemed to be breaking free from my bondage. Water is no longer just an abyss of drowning, but a flowing force that can bring freedom. St. Patrick's Cathedral, outlined in yellow in the background, is my favorite place in New York and the only space where my heart feels at peace. Its existence is a symbol of hope, faith, and a kind of spiritual self-salvation.

• On the right: | Descent

In the dark blue tone, a crouching figure embraces itself, veins woven with branches, symbolizing the inextricable connection between the body and the environment. The River behind it, the East River in New York, not only represented a geographical presence, but also became a metaphor for my inner struggle. The sketches of the buildings are vague but familiar, landmarks of New York that represent the stresses and challenges of the city and the emotions I have not fully digested. Blood vessels connect the body, but also connect the city, which is an inextricably bound, a symbol of being swallowed by the environment.

My lines symbolize not only the blood vessels, the branches, the flow of water, but also the invisible connections: the connection between man and the city, between man and his own experience, even between man and the possibilities of the future. From deep in pain to finding a way out, it is not only a psychological and physical struggle, but also a self-transcendent exploration. I hope the audience can feel the tension between their own predicament and hope through the work, find their own "clues", and explore the connection and redemption that still exist under the pain.