I am a container that carries everything about me – my body, gender, and identity. It is through them that I am formed.
In this new seasoncollection, I will delve into and expand my exploration of self. I'll divide the personal journey into three parts, the first journey being about doubting and exploring my own body until finally embracing this intricate process, which will envelop my body from concealment to liberation. Gender and personal identity are not innate but continually constructed within a social environment. I exist within the realms of society, history, and culture, continuously absorbing and, in turn, utilizing them to generate, store, and construct myself in my unique language. Through this process, I express my perceptions and insights about the world.
In the second phase, as the surrounding environment and culture evolved, I realized that my journey of self-exploration had entered a new stage. I began to explore new forms of self-expression and became involved in ongoing 'gender performances.'
Every time I stepped outside, I had to change clothes through the 'emergency access' In this process, I often hurriedly changed clothes, everything mixed together with no time for thought. Men's suits mixed with women's underwear and stockings, or various outfits paired together in unusual ways. Amidst this chaos, I found my own order, and I felt that the 'emergency access' became a path for me to discover myself.
In the third phase, after arriving in London, I underwent a process of redefining and affirming my self-awareness and identity. As I continued to immerse myself in diverse social and cultural environments and further explored, I realized that my identity was far more diverse than I had initially imagined. It could be shaped by my own imagination and creativity, not limited to one or two possibilities, but open to multiple possibilities. ("I am who I am, in whatever form, it is still me").
This also stemmed from reflecting on different states presented from multiple perspectives, from observer to observed, and back to the subject itself. I no longer simply viewed myself from a self-centered perspective but placed myself within a larger context.
