Here is the first blog I'm writing in this website. I wanted to look back to my first artist residency and solo exhibition I had in 2025. Poster for my solo exhibition 'CLOSER' “CLOSER” was part of my residency at ACAVA Spode in Stoke-on-Trent, a city in the heart of England known for its rich industrial pottery culture. Having moved to this city three years ago, I found it lovely but struggled to make friends and often felt isolated. I told myself that this was the price of