Zero is the first state of anything we go through. My graduation project, “000”, represents a new beginning after the beginning, a point where memories do not disappear, but transform. We carry them within us, and sometimes, we carry them in something as ordinary as a travel bag. The project explores a real and deeply human emotional condition: the state of departure and alienation. It speaks about the traveler, the psychological weight of leaving, of carrying memories, of holding onto fragments of life while stepping into the unknown. This idea stems from a personal experience that began six years ago when my best friend traveled. Through years of distance, stories, conversations, and unspoken emotions, I realized that the most important subject I could speak about was not the journey itself, but the feelings we are often afraid to express. The project is developed through the method of manipulated art. This approach was chosen intentionally, as it allows the use of real elements to construct a heightened emotional reality. By blending tangible objects with subtle exaggeration, the work carries a surreal undertone, one that stimulates reflection, empathy, and introspection. The travel bag becomes the central symbol of the project. It carries a dual meaning: A concrete, physical presence, the one object shared by all travelers. A moral and emotional container, holding memories, desires, dreams, and unresolved emotions. One of the core textual statements within the project reads: “I am the strange bird in a land without sky, on the borders of departure, stuck with bags that carry death and life. I am not a stranger, but I am alienation.” This sentence encapsulates six years of stories and reflections. It echoes the voices of those who live in a state of internal displacement, not necessarily strangers, but carrying alienation within them. Ultimately, any topic centered on human emotion is difficult to express. Alienation, departure, and memory are heavy yet universal states. Through this project, I attempt to condense a vast emotional experience into a single symbolic gesture, much like how a traveler reduces their entire life into a single bag.