Do you see me now?

This series became a reflection on visibility, intimacy, and the tension between exposure and control. I began by photographing myself — five portraits, fragmented and reassembled by hand. These first works are collages where presence is fractured, veiled, and recomposed. With each piece, the figure becomes a little more visible — or so it seems. But clarity is always a negotiation. In the second half of the series, I move into macro photography. I photographed my own skin, hair, and body parts, digitally transforming them into abstract, blue-toned surfaces. The body becomes texture. Identity dissolves into sensation. As a queer migrant artist, I live between exposure and erasure. Closeness can mean connection — but it can also mean risk. With this work, I explore how proximity feels from the inside: sometimes I show more, sometimes I disappear. Both are forms of presence.