@theretheirtheyreshow @ba.design.gold
18-22 JUNE 2026
Unit 8, 133 Copeland Rd, London, SE15 3SN
Unit 8, 133 Copeland Rd, London, SE15 3SN
Afterglow
Cheng-Hsin (Ariel) Lee
The way we think about time as a linear structure is intimidating. What makes it worse is that we don't have the slightest control over it, hence all experiences quietly dissolve into the fleeting time. But an experience worth having is worth holding.
Afterglow is an invitation to evaluate the meaningfulness of everyday experience. At the end of a day, strike a match as a prompt for reflection. Spend time thinking about how the day has been, how meaningful it was, as the match burns. Rather than preserving exact memories, it captures the residual feelings. Over time, the accumulated matchsticks form a landscape of the times spent. A calendar made of char and wood, read not by dates but by shapes of the remains.
In the dazzling glow of fire, time burns. And the warmth of meaning felt at the fingertip lingers beyond.
Afterglow is an invitation to evaluate the meaningfulness of everyday experience. At the end of a day, strike a match as a prompt for reflection. Spend time thinking about how the day has been, how meaningful it was, as the match burns. Rather than preserving exact memories, it captures the residual feelings. Over time, the accumulated matchsticks form a landscape of the times spent. A calendar made of char and wood, read not by dates but by shapes of the remains.
In the dazzling glow of fire, time burns. And the warmth of meaning felt at the fingertip lingers beyond.
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