Nightmare — Surface Under Pressure

Working from live models, each piece begins with a recognizable likeness that is gradually altered through processes of fragmentation, erosion, burning, and concealment. The face—traditionally a stable site of identity—becomes a surface under tension, shifting between formation and collapse.

Surface is central to the work. Through ceramic processes such as crackle glaze, luster, and raku, the skin of each sculpture is treated as an active field, marked by pressure, time, and internal conflict. These surfaces do not simply represent damage, but embody psychological states where identity is continuously reshaped.

The works do not depict specific narratives. Instead, they exist in a suspended condition between visibility and disappearance. Some figures appear violently disrupted, while others undergo quieter processes of fading and concealment. Together, they form a continuum of transformation, where the self is neither fixed nor fully knowable.

Within this series, the face is no longer a stable representation of identity, but a shifting and unstable surface—formed through pressure, erosion, and the unresolved traces of experience.