Echoes Beyond the Land
Echoes Beyond the Land explores landscape as both physical and psychological space—where the visible world meets the unseen. Inspired by the vast beauty of Western landscapes, particularly their dramatic rock formations, these paintings are created using traditional Korean pigment techniques, allowing the land to emerge as a record of time, material, and elemental interaction.
Through layered forms and atmospheric depth, the works reimagine terrain as a site of inner experience, reflecting the subconscious, transformation, and cycles of rebirth. By merging Eastern methods with Western subjects, the series navigates the harmony and tension between cultures, while suggesting that external landscapes and inner states are deeply intertwined.
Interbing
Interbeing is a meditative reflection on the interconnected nature of life and human relationships in a changing world. Created during the Covid-19 pandemic, the series explores emotional landscapes shaped by longing, isolation, and digital overwhelm. Inspired by the concept of Indra’s Net, each form emerges through its relationship with others, suggesting that existence itself is a shared act of becoming.
The layered process mirrors this philosophy, revealing connection not as an abstract idea, but as lived experience. Amid separation and loss, the work holds space for hope—pointing toward healing, rediscovery, and the quiet rebirth of meaningful connection.
