Liminal Invasion
2025
Liminal Invasion
500 x 850(mm)
Acrylic paint and acrylic marker on paper
440 x 550(mm)
Acrylic paint and acrylic marker on paper
500 x 850(mm)Acrylic paint and acrylic marker on paper
500 x 500(mm)
Acrylic paint and acrylic marker on paper
500 x 500(mm)
Acrylic paint and acrylic marker on paper
2025
We rarely notice the swarm of flies drifting through the street. Yet the moment a single fly crosses into our private space, our instinct is to chase it away. The same being is perceived completely differently depending on where it exists. Outside, it is accepted as part of nature; inside, it becomes an intruder.
This work begins with that shift in perception and expands it to examine the relationship between the individual and the other.
As urbanisation and high-density housing continue to reduce personal space, people increasingly defend their own territory. Solitary activities such as eating or drinking alone have become normalised, while private space is imagined as a perfectly sealed room. The desire to avoid mixing with, encountering, or being interrupted by others only strengthens this boundary.
Yet this defensive structure ultimately leads to a paradox. Humans long for complete separation, but they can only exist through relationships with others. Total isolation is impossible, and the rejection of the other eventually turns inward, creating rigidity, confinement, and psychological isolation.