space-story

Painted 15 years ago

- in which time recorded the moment

shoes off,
chewing green apples on the couch
after the 9–5.

the crunchiness,
the juiciness of the apple.

the soft cushion
holding the body.

the release
from the high heels.

the memory
of the little China girl
who used to live in a shoebox in Fitzroy, 2011.

Hung 15 years later

- in which the space holds new moments

a family of three,
a pleasant morning with

warm lemon water,
coffee,
tea,
hot chocolate,

a slice of toast,

a slice of chaotic school-morning preparation

in a house with
a cat,
a garden,
a workshop,
a music studio, in West Footscray, 2026.

-Hua Li 19.08.2026