Ruofan Chen's practice engages slow, chronic forms of harm; invisible forces that quietly accumulate within bodies and environments, leading her to liken the Earth to a body. Her work begins with embodied perception: immediate sensory encounters where breath, skin, and nerves register environmental erosion. These lived experiences, breathing particulate-heavy air and handling industrial residue, initiate cyclical processes of material gathering and studio creation. Through this method, she visibly renders the gradual clogging of vital systems, making tangible what remains imperceptible until damage becomes irreversible.