“This phase began when I left home for the first time and entered a completely new environment. Starting college meant being on my own, adjusting to independence, and figuring things out as I went — both in life and in art.

In art, that new freedom translated into experimentation. I tried everything I could: playing with color, scale, shape, and installation, often without any clear direction. It was a period of trial and discovery, full of small breakthroughs and mistakes that helped me understand what I was drawn to. Looking back, it was a transition point — the time when I started to connect my personal experience of change with the way I built and thought through my work.”