If/When/How far is close
2016 -2017
If/When/How far is close grew out of my experience of a long-distance relationship and the ways intimacy shifts when physical presence is replaced by absence.
To explore this, I invited strangers into my bedroom — a space usually reserved for those closest to me. Without introductions or conversation, they sat on my bed, and the camera captured this unfamiliar closeness. The encounters questioned how intimacy can be constructed, even with someone unknown.
The second part of the work shares recordings of video-call sessions with my partner, where we both sleep while connected online. For many long-distance couples, leaving the call open for hours or even days becomes a way to collapse distance — a silent form of togetherness that is felt rather than spoken.
To explore this, I invited strangers into my bedroom — a space usually reserved for those closest to me. Without introductions or conversation, they sat on my bed, and the camera captured this unfamiliar closeness. The encounters questioned how intimacy can be constructed, even with someone unknown.
The second part of the work shares recordings of video-call sessions with my partner, where we both sleep while connected online. For many long-distance couples, leaving the call open for hours or even days becomes a way to collapse distance — a silent form of togetherness that is felt rather than spoken.
