Siqi Hu

Having moved between cities, I rarely felt at home in one place. This project began as a search for what defines home—whether it’s the walls around us, the objects we carry, or the memories that linger. In childhood, home is seen as a tangible space with clear boundaries. However, through personal experiences and surveys, "home" is now a dynamic concept, often felt as a memory or emotion rather than a specific location.

As the project developed, my focus shifted to the process of moving home: the delicate and often disorienting period between departure and arrival. During these in-between moments, home transcends its physical attributes and becomes a locus of memory, loss, and quiet transformation. I began to consider what remains after departure: the remnants of daily life that are often overlooked, such as abandoned objects and disrupted routines, which endure over time. How can I effectively recognise and document these subtle details as evidence of presence? What significant insights do they provide regarding the lives we have lived and the identities we carry with us?

This project takes a multidisciplinary approach to explore the subtle but significant aspects of daily life, elements that endure beyond physical environments and chronological boundaries. It invites viewers to reflect on their own experiences of mobility and belonging, while encouraging them to consider how the often-overlooked residues of everyday existence, such as objects, routines, and emotions that might resist erasure, influence the evolution of a sense of home.