Qing Duan

Space is my medium for reflection. Through interiors, installa­tions, and visual storytelling, I explore what space can hold­beyond structure, beyond function. 

I work with residual spaces: architectural corners where the plan ends or wavers, circulation edges that fall out of use, and rooms shaped more by habit than by intention. These spatial condi­tions-leftover, improvised, or emotionally charged-are where my practice begins. 

Instead of starting from a blank slate, I stay with what already exists. I reuse inherited layouts, reframe awkward geometries, and compose around architectural "blind spots." I treat these not as problems, but as opportunities-to listen, to respond, and to hold complexity. My approach is not about resolution, but about soft transformation. 

In both built and representational form, I use light, textile, mate­rial tension, and sequence to construct experiences that speak to emotional memory, containment, and care. Whether physical or visual, my spatial work invites quiet engagement-asking the viewer to enter slowly, to notice, to dwell. 

For me, spatial design is a form of storytelling-not through words, but through rhythm, light, texture, and gesture. Stories that unfold gradually, through atmosphere and presence. I hope my work offers spaces where others might reflect, rest, or re­imagine their own ways of being within the built world .