Humans, much like glaciers, are continuously altered by time. We endure loss, erosion, and restructuring. As familiar contours gradually fade, more authentic parts of ourselves emerge. Those crevices, voids, and unpolished traces are not imperfections — they are the proof of how we became the person we are today.

“Ice Relic” was born from this imagination — if vanishing things could leave a skeleton behind, then within each of our bodies and memories, invisible relics are also preserved. They don’t exist to pull us back into the past, but to remind us who we are today is forged from everything we have gained, lost, and managed to retain.

An abandoned house may leave us remembering the angle of the sunlight years later; a person we no longer see might leave a phrase, a gesture, or an entire way of viewing the world. The past selves we can never return to still reside, hidden within our present choices, habits, and silences.

This collection makes no attempt to hold onto what is fading, nor does it seek to restore things to their original states. It commemorates the enduring impact that lingers long after a departure; it is the process of life reshaping itself after losing its complete outline.