Monsters In The Room ( 2025 ) 房間裡的怪獸 個展
卡特室內工作室, 新竹, 台灣 Carter Interior Design Studio, Hsinchu, Taiwan
房間裡的怪獸》個展,是一場關於當代人被空間壓縮、壓迫的感官內省。我們將日常生活中的社會文化縮影,化為無限循環的閉圈,把潛意識深處的焦慮具象化——在這裡,「怪獸」是現代人扭曲變形的心理壓力,而「房間」則是我們心裡小心翼翼維護著的承受空間。
這些怪獸家具靜靜地安放於展場中,與我們的肉身共處一室。這正如同那些負面情緒,其實始終棲居在心底,從未真正離開。與怪獸同處一個空間、呼吸著同樣的空氣,就像是每個人終其一生的課題:學習與內心的陰影和平共處。
本系列以存在主義為發展核心,並透過阿德勒正向心理學的視角,進行一場改變空間的設計實驗。展覽呈現了四件軟雕塑實驗性怪獸家具、一大兩小的金屬花朵椅凳,以及珍貴的創作手稿;同時推出怪獸延伸週邊,與象徵溫暖修復的手作陶瓷OK蹦。
迎來在卡特室內工作室的第二次展出,《房間裡的怪獸》希望能為觀者帶來一份治癒的力量。讓我們一起明白,心中的負面情緒並不只是一抹陰霾,它也是我們真切生活著的證明。
Monsters In The Room is a solo exhibition — an introspective meditation on how contemporary life compresses and confines the senses within space. Drawing from the social and cultural microcosms of everyday life, the work transforms an endless cycle of pressure into tangible form, giving shape to anxieties buried deep in the subconscious. Here, the "monster" embodies the distorted psychological weight carried by modern individuals, while the "room" represents the fragile, carefully guarded space within us that holds what we can bear.
These monster-furniture pieces rest quietly within the exhibition space, sharing the room with our physical presence — much like negative emotions, which have always resided within us, never truly departing. To occupy the same space as the monsters, to breathe the same air, mirrors a lifelong task we all carry: learning to coexist peacefully with our inner shadows.
Rooted in existentialist thought and viewed through the lens of Adlerian positive psychology, this series is a design experiment in transforming space. The exhibition presents four experimental soft-sculpture monster furniture pieces, a set of metal flower stools — one large, two small — alongside cherished preparatory sketches. Alongside these, the exhibition extends into monster-themed merchandise and handmade ceramic bandages, symbols of warmth and healing.
Marking its second showing at Carter Interior Studio, Monsters In The Room hopes to offer viewers a sense of healing. Together, may we come to understand that the negative emotions within us are not merely shadows — they are proof that we are truly, fully alive.