ARTIST STATEMENT
After graduating from Korean Painting department, I finished my master's degree in psychology. I've been a clinical psychologist for more than two years. Experiences accumulated in various forms of patients at institutions such as Juvenile Hall, Cancer Center, and Psychotherapy Center deepened the agony of human psychology and existence.
Many years ago, I lost my loved ones in my family one after another, deepening my worries about life and death and constantly struggling to find answers to them. Through my work, I try to engage in the fear of death inside humans, the will to live(drive), and the shadow inside that is not revealed above the surface.
Facing a series of tasks that are generally described as causing psychological discomfort is impressive and touching. This is involved in the urge to self-preservation, which is painful to see from one’s own situation, but we feel "lust" when symbols that aren't related to me look threatening. This is in line with the psychology of watching horror movies or sad movies. This is a sublime emotion, catharsis through Aristotle's tragic beauty, and can also lead to Freud's Uncanny concept.
I love to be ‘raw’. They make me feel honest, and be free. This could be a reflection, reactionary formation, self-comfort, and even obsession with myself in the real world. Throwing off the blight and reaching out, that's how I love the world.
I suggest you face yourself who wants to be hidden in you through emotions that may not be beautiful by going through the work, and feel joy that comes from agony.