In 2022, my life was fractured by a series of events: the death of my father, a city-wide lockdown in Shanghai, and major surgery. Then, I came to London. On the surface, it felt like a step into a wider world, but in truth, I was just running from a heart in pieces.

My project, “SO WHAT,” is the chronicle of that flight and search. I began by documenting myself, as one might a plant, simply to prove I still existed. When quiet healing wasn’t enough, I sought a bolder escape from the numbness. On the White Cliffs, I took off my clothes and walked onto the cold, hard stones, letting the raw, physical shock of adrenaline yank my mind back from its emotional fog.