Xiaoyan Sun

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Vapor Seed

10 x 14 in

2025




This series began with a conversation with my younger sister. She has always been afraid of swings and hanging objects - an unexplained fear that has stayed with her since childhood. It made me reflect on my own fears, like the lingering discomfort l still feel in crowded spaces. I started asking friends, family, and even strangers about the fears that have followed them since childhood.

Some feared the faces on TV, others the dark, tight spaces, or even the sight of clustered patterns. These fragments came together to form Vapor Seed - a series not just about fear, but about remembering, understanding, and fnding a softer way to live with what once unsettled us.






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