These discarded items were not merely waste; they symbolized the lifestyle and consumption patterns of a city, shedding light on people's indifference to the environment and wasteful use of resources. Nevertheless, the series of works did not merely serve as a revelation of the garbage issue; it aimed to convey a deeper level of contemplation. As the project progressed, I gradually realized the connection between the existence of these discarded items and people's psychological states. I was inspired to concentrate on the compressed cardboard boxes. In my eyes, the garbage scenes in the city became a symbol of the pressure and constraints prevailing in modern society. Similar to the "compress" function on a computer, when clicking on an image and right-clicking, one can find the "compress" command in the fifth or sixth row, which means compressing files to reduce their size. People's emotions and psychological states seemed to be compressed to the point of suffocation. This condition was not limited to individuals; it mirrored the prevailing collective psyche in society.