"After the Line" – Lin Ying hsuan Solo Exhibition The straight line, as a core metaphor of modernity, both constructs order and implements discipline. This solo exhibition, "After the Line," re-examines Hard-edge abstraction to explore the power structures inherent within formal autonomy and its potential transcendence. The works, employing a minimalist geometric language, present the dialectical relationship between discipline and freedom. Within rigorous compositions, deliberate visual deviations and traces of materiality form subtle interrogations of absolute rationality. These creative practices are not merely formal explorations but also visual manifestations of the inherent contradictions within modernity. By deconstructing the basic form of the straight line, the exhibition attempts to reveal the power mechanisms implicit within visual order, while simultaneously demonstrating the potential for liberation from established frameworks. Maintaining structural integrity, the works utilize internal tensions and color arrangements to initiate a critical dialogue with the disciplined gaze. "After the Line" is not merely an evolution of style, but an ontological reflection on the politics of vision. It points towards the search for new forms of expression at the boundaries of order.