'Everybody Leaves When They Get The Chance' is the first of the 'Kiki's Wonderful Little Worlds' series. This small box contains a simulated fish that swims within a small closed environment. While swimming, the electronics needed to simulate the fish are visible behind the foggy screen, emphasizing the closed environment of the simulation. Just like a fishtank, a simulation is limited to a closed environment

This work is part of the 'Kiki's Wonderful Little Worlds' series. This body of works reflects on the urge of escapism by portraying life as a simulation. I use the protagonist ‘Kiki’ as an avatar of myself who acts as a bridge between mundane reality and videogame fantasy. Every piece of the series is an application of the act of simulation and the urge for the character’s escapism. I wanted to reflect on the ‘fakeness’ of these procedural worlds by making the inside of each screen an intricate part of the work. The visuals remain as a shades of fantastical realms created by and for ‘Kiki’