To Be Held Without Explanation, 2025, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 70 cm. / 39.3 x 27.55 in.

To Be Held Without Explanation, Xinwen Hu, 2025, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 70 cm. / 39.3 x 27.55 in.

This work explores my idea of security through an imagined reversal: instead of a person holding a pet, a giant cat holds and protects me. By curling our bodies into similar positions, I portray animal companionship as a quiet refuge from the expectations and complexity of the outside world.