empty 《空》

Thinking about what 3 personal objects I will bring with me if tomorrow I lose everything else, I blank. It was the moment I realized for my whole life I thought I knew what was important for me, but the truth is nothing is able to have a big part of my heart because I am scared to get attached to anything. Growing up I was taught to always be ready to lose anyone or anything because they will not be with me forever which makes me become a person who always expects the worst. However, I never realized that this thought had been carved into my mind so deeply.

I decided to do this project to give me an opportunity to know what is meaningful for others. By knowing this, I can calm myself down and see what is actually important to me, but I choose to hide my feelings from them because of the fear of loss that is always in my heart.

當我思考「如果明天失去一切,我會帶上哪三樣屬於自己的物件?」時,我腦中一片空白。那一刻我才意識到,原來我一直以為自己清楚知道什麼對我重要,但事實是,沒有任何東西能真正佔據我心裡的位置。因為我害怕依附,害怕失去。

成長過程中,我被教導要隨時準備好面對離別——任何人或任何事物都不會永遠存在。這讓我成為一個總是預期最壞結果的人,而這種想法早已深深刻進我的腦海。

我決定做這個項目,是想藉由了解他人認為重要的事物,給自己一個機會去重新審視意義。透過他們的答案,我能稍稍安慰自己,看見什麼才是真正重要的。然而,我依然選擇將感受隱藏起來,因為那份對「失去」的恐懼,始終縈繞在我的心裡。

YiTi Tsai

  • none

Thato Mothobi

  • stuff animal from girlfriend

  • photo with girlfriend and puppy

  • record player from girlfriend

  • 女朋友送的玩偶

  • 和女朋友、狗狗的合照

  • 女朋友送的黑膠唱片機

Bryan Vaca

  • notebook

  • Polaroid

  • Euphoria Fashion Book

  • 筆記本

  • 拍立得相機

  • 《Euphoria》時尚書

  • 父母送的手錶

  • 父親送的項鍊

  • 繪畫工具組

Montserrat Cervantes

  • watch from parents

  • necklace from father

  • painting set

Austin Jared Ates

  • photo with mom

  • photo with best friend

  • notebook

  • 和媽媽的合照

  • 和最好的朋友的合照

  • 筆記本


By understanding what others hold dear, I slowly realized that having something truly important is one of the most precious things in life.

I always thought I knew what mattered to me. But when asked, “If you lost everything tomorrow, which three objects would you take with you?” my mind went blank. That was the moment I saw how deeply I had been avoiding attachment—never letting anything take root in my heart, because I was afraid of losing it.

Through this project, listening to others share the objects they cherish gave me a quiet sense of comfort. Their answers are so simple, so full of warmth—became a light that showed me: to be needed, to be loved, to hold on to something meaningful, is a kind of courage worth embracing.

Since then, I’ve begun to learn not to fear attachment, but to believe that even if the things we love one day leave us, it is enough that we once held them close, fully and truthfully.

May each of us carry love and strength without fear of loss, because to have the ability to hold something is already an act of courage.

透過理解他人所珍視的事物,我慢慢明白——擁有真正重要的東西,是生命中最珍貴的禮物之一。

我曾以為自己清楚知道什麼對我最重要。然而,當有人問我:「如果明天失去一切,你會帶走哪三樣東西?」我的腦海卻是一片空白。就在那一刻,我看見自己是如何深深地迴避依附因為害怕失去,所以從未允許任何東西在心裡紮根。

在這個計劃中,傾聽他人分享他們所珍愛的物件,給了我一種安靜的慰藉。他們的答案如此簡單卻充滿溫度——成了一道光,提醒我:被需要、被愛、勇敢地守護意義,本身就是值得擁抱的勇氣。

自那之後,我開始學著不再害怕依附,而是相信,即使有一天我們所愛終將離去,能曾經真誠而完整地擁有,已經足夠。

願我們每個人都能懷抱愛與力量,不再因失去而恐懼因為能夠擁有過,本身就是一種勇氣。