Yihan self

“This is the kind of moment we chase our whole lives — not because it’s big, but because it’s true. Two people, framed by quiet architecture, sitting still while time moves like water outside. It’s Japan, yes. But it’s also memory. And memory… is cinema.”

Primary school work. A class project blending Starry Night and the Statue of Liberty. What I remember most isn’t the drawing — It’s how my dad taught me to use correction tape for the white highlights. No fancy tools. Just a simple trick that made the stars shine. That’s when I realised: art begins with the ordinary.

"The sea doesn’t care who you are. It just remembers everything that’s been lost."