Qing Duan

Rooted in personal experience, the work reflects on the act of finding refuge within constrained domestic environments, where privacy is denied and emotional safety must be invented. Inspired by the life cycle of the sunflower—which stops following the sun upon maturity—the design speaks to a shift from obedience to self-determined presence.

Each piece reinterprets thresholds and overlooked corners as places for care and redefinition. Developed through intuitive spatial thinking, material testing, and narrative animation, the work captures the moment when a body, a space, and a story begin to align.