"State of Being (Map Box)" by Chiharu Shiota features the artist's signature use of red thread wound densely around objects and architectural spaces to create a visceral exploration of memory and emotional geography. The work combines maps or cartographic elements with contained spaces, suggesting how personal experience and collective history intersect within bounded territories. Through her characteristic tangled thread installations, Shiota transforms abstract concepts of place and identity into physically immersive experiences that engage viewers in contemplating their own spatial and psychological states.