Human transformation is not a movement from point A to point B (from the "old" to the "new"), but a continuous process of reassembling oneself. We never become entirely different; we return to ourselves on a new loop. In doing so, we influence the changes in the people who are inextricably linked to us.

The project materializes the paradox of the Möbius strip: the surface has only one side, but for the ball to traverse it completely, it must flip.

Reflecting on and living through the bodily experience of their own transformation, the viewer gets an opportunity to contemplate how, in a relationship, a change in one person inevitably alters the trajectory of another. It is about love, friendship, kinship—any unbreakable bond where people influence each other, consciously or not. It prompts one to consider: is transformation worth the price of changing loved ones? How much did they pay for their own changes? How much did their loved ones pay for it? And what did the changes of their loved ones cost them?

The Viewer's Experience:

The viewer holds a physical model of the paradox in their hands. What seems to be two distinct states ("me before" and "me after") is actually a single, continuous surface of life.

Visually, the ball appears to move in a circle, but due to the Möbius geometry, it inevitably passes through the point of the "flip," finding itself on the opposite side of the strip, even though it never physically left the surface. The speed at which the ball passes through this "turning point" depends entirely on the tilt of one's palm. This allows the viewer to realize that personal development is not a linear graph, but a closed loop along which a person walks in circles, rising to a new level each time.

The viewer interacts with a dual Möbius loop; they can see that rolling the ball in one loop inevitably causes the ball to move in the second loop, which the viewer might not even be touching. No matter how gently the viewer moves, they will certainly set the second loop in motion.

This offers the viewer a chance to reflect: is transformation worth the price of dragging loved ones into it? How much do they pay for their own changes? How much do their loved ones pay for these changes? How much have they already paid themselves for the transformation of those close to them?

Visual elements:

• Torus — a symbol of infinity and the continuous circulation of energy. The end of one stage marks the beginning of a new one. The surface of the torus is worn, featuring voids that serve as traces of past transformations.
• Möbius loop — a symbol of the unity of opposites, the cyclical nature of the process of self-knowledge, and the return to one's true self.
• Ball — a symbol of wholeness, perfection, and eternity.
• Inseparably linked figures — a symbol of the mutual influence that loved ones have on each other.