Artist’s Statement

    My work explores memory and longing. Growing up in South Korea, where many families remain divided by war, I witnessed the deep impact of separation and reunion—experiences that continue to shape my art.

    My early work engaged with socio-political issues, but over time, I turned inward, exploring personal history and identity. While I still feel deeply connected to my roots, my focus has shifted to how memory shapes who I am and how distance transforms my sense of home. The island where my parents and grandmother live occupies my thoughts—the colors, the salty sea breeze brushes by, making the sound of leaves rustling, the mountains, and the moonlight smearing through the paper doors. These sensory memories never leave my mind and continue to inspire my current project.

    Through installations, videos, and performances, I search for ways to make emotions and fleeting ideas tangible. In Free–Contact(2008), I created an interactive piece that invites anonymous connection through touch. In No Bridge Travels from Man to Man (2010), I stretched translucent fabric between picture frames to symbolize fragile human connections.

    My work is an ongoing effort to clarify and bring to life emotions and fleeting ideas. It is not about reaching an end or a destination, but rather something I must do because it brings me closer to those answers.