Through my painting practice, I explore what it means to be human through the relationship between people and nature.
I understand “being alive” as a state of perpetual becoming—an existence that is never fixed or complete, but continually unfolding.
By closely observing elements of nature such as stones, water, and plants, I explore the emotions that arise within us when we encounter forms of life that, though seemingly still, remain in a continuous state of becoming.
Drawing on perspectives on nature and symbolic traditions cultivated across East Asian cultures, I reconsider what these ideas mean to us today and reflect on the relationship between nature and humanity.
Through the repeated processes of layering, scraping, and washing Japanese mineral pigments, I create distinctive textures and subtle rhythms of color. These accumulated layers form pictorial spaces that function as poetic devices, resonating not only with the viewer’s gaze but also with the body.
Embracing abstraction and symbolism, my works also act as mirrors, awakening memories and emotions that lie deep within the viewer. In this sense, they are intended to remain close to us—accompanying us through the rhythms and turning points of life, while continuing to deepen in meaning over time.
