Acetone is commonly used as a cleaning agent in photographic printing to remove unwanted chemicals from exposed film, in this work, acetone takes on a new meaning and is used to symbolize the relationship between disappearance and eternity. Through this process, I reflect on my own life and the dialectical relationship between disappearance and existence.

Using acetone as the medium, I transferred my portrait from each year onto the wall, creating a form of marking and recording time. This process transforms our existence into something intangible, which is the essence of life. It highlights the temporary nature of life and existence, as well as their inevitable disappearance.

Like the portraits dissolved by acetone, our lives gradually fade away into the flow of time, only to reappear in different forms at various moments. This ever-changing flow is an inherent aspect of life and the essence of our existence. Moreover, the residual ink left on the wall can be interpreted as a trace and legacy of our lives, seemingly insignificant but forming a crucial part of our being and leaving behind our footprints and memories.