Zifan Sun
Zifan Sun is a London-based artist and photographer whose work explores memory, human connections, and the sense of belonging. With a background in architecture from Scotland, she navigates the interplay of space, light, and cultural identity. Her journey spans cities and cultures, from China to London and beyond, shaping a nuanced perspective on place and self. Through her art, she reflects on the complexity of migration and the fluid nature of home, capturing fleeting moments that bridge personal history with collective experience.
Afterglow _Trace of Memory series i
This series explores the meaning of home and belonging from a sense of distance—both physical and emotional. Through architecture, light, shadow, and human presence, I express my own fragmented relationship with home, shaped by years of living abroad.
As someone who has been away for a long time, home feels less like a place and more like a fading memory. I chose overexposure and high contrast as my visual language to blur the line between space and emotion. Light washes over surfaces, dissolves edges, and leaves only traces behind—just like memory itself.
In this extreme light and shadow, belonging becomes unclear and uncertain. Figures appear close yet unreachable, much like my connection to home—within sight but always out of reach.
For me, home is no longer a physical location, but a distant glimmer—sometimes a lighthouse in the fog, sometimes a mirage that disappears when you step closer. Yet even from afar, this faint light pulls me forward.
In the end, home is not a destination, but the light we follow, even when we cannot see clearly.
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