This project is based on observational drawing in pubs, where I explored themes of solitude, connection, and cultural identity through close attention to everyday gestures, atmospheres, and spatial relationships. As an international student in a culturally unfamiliar environment, I was drawn to pubs as a site of strong local identity and subtle social dynamics. By quietly observing and reinterpreting these moments through drawing, I reflected on my own position as a cultural outsider — how I watched, felt, and coexisted within this unfamiliar space.

The work combines stillness and sensitivity, using drawing as a medium for self-exploration and emotional navigation. Through this process, I came to understand that belonging doesn’t necessarily mean blending in, but learning how to stay present with difference. This project is both a personal record and a way of reaching toward others — an attempt to map emotional distance and quiet connection in shared public space.