Be there before the sundown

As a lens-based artist, within six months, I traveled back and forth between three countries and over ten cities, becoming an atypical digital nomad. During this time, I was frequently asked two questions: one from friends about the purpose of my visits—whether for work or education—and another commonly posed during interviews when seeking creative work: "Where is your base?" These seemingly simple questions were difficult to answer. The digital nomad represents a microcosm of the lifestyle in the era of globalization and reflects mobility in modern society. Detached from traditional societal structures and settled life, constantly facing survival issues in unknown environments, it brings forth challenges of freedom and solitude. “Be there before sundown" reflects my contemplation and retrospective expression of traditional nomadic culture and the contemporary life of digital nomads. This journey prompted me to reevaluate the connection between nomadic philosophy and the instinct for survival. When one detaches from attachment to fixed spaces and maintains sensitivity and curiosity about the surrounding environment for an extended period, what defines home? What defines life? Walking along, the most fundamental and immediate human needs emerge, and the essence of life becomes self-evident amidst the vast wilderness. I want to respond tenderly with this collection of nomadic life photographs, echoing the confusion, anxiety, and tangible sense of drifting that arises in the life of a digital nomad. Modern nomadism is both physical wandering and a mental landscape.