The Door Was Never Closed investigates the teen bedroom as a sanctuary in today’s digital age. A millennial shaped by the presence of a laptop in her own room, I and those of my generation now look back as adults on limitless internet access with remorse for its risks and bewilderment at its freedom.

The AI-generated series captures the dichotomy of the Internet’s influence on adolescent independence. Through visual themes that represent the alluring dangers faced by the ever-connected teen, The Door Was Never Closed asks, what kind of a space will the bedroom become in this era of technological modernity?

The series is part of the exhibition “Virtually Yours” curated by Anika Meier for the Second-Guess in Berlin on the occasion of Berlin Gallery Weekend 2025.