Solo Exhibition “Symbiosis”/ July,2021

ExhibitionTitle: Symbiosis

July,3 ~July,25 /2021

“Symbiosis,” which means to live together, is a term used when one species does not exclude another species, but shares the same space and establishes a close relationship with another. What about human symbiosis? Rather than a symbiotic relationship like in the natural ecosystem, human relationships suffer due to competition, conflict, and problems of social selection that arise out of indifference. One role of an artist is to try to express the positive aspects and necessity of establishing relationships while reminding us to remember some people are alienated from society for various, often unimportant, reasons. Through my “Symbiosis” exhibition, I hope to give the audience an opportunity to appreciate the relationships where they garner support and think about how they may help those who may feel excluded. 

맺을 때 사용하는 용어입니다. 인간의 공생은 어떻습니까? 인간 관계는 자연 생태계와 같은 공생 관계보다는 경쟁, 갈등, 무관심에서 발생하는 사회적 선택의 문제로 인해 어려움을 겪습니다. 예술가의 역할 중 하나는 관계를 형성하는 데 필요한 긍정적 인 측면과 필요성을 표현하는 동시에, 종종 중요하지 않은 다양한 이유로 인해 사회에서 소외된 사람들을 기억하도록 상기시키는 것입니다. 제 “공생”전시회를 통해 관객들이지지를받는 ​​관계에 대해 감사하고 소외감을 느끼는 사람들을 어떻게 도울 수 있을지 생각할 수있는 기회를주고 싶습니다.

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  • Together Tree Original Drawing.
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  • Together/2020
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  • carving on wood
  • Together2/2021
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  • Between winter and spring/2017
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  • We are all just a flower /2021
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  • We all in this together/2021
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  • Together3/2021
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  • When we empower each other/2021
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  • 連理枝 /2021
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  • Jardin du Luxembourg 2021
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  • we sit here and talk /2021
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  • There you are/2020
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  • Hold my hand /2020
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  • You are not alone/2020
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  • Square bread tree/2021
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  • What fills your empty heart 2021
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  • Conbini women/2021
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  • Sun Shower/2021
  • Korea,America,Japan1 , 2 ,3 /2021
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Artist note

The “My Tree” series began with the experience of moving from the United States to Japan in 2016. After coming to Japan, my American husband and I had a hard time adjusting to a new culture and language. Then one day, I saw a tree. It was a tree where two separate tree trunks grew together to form a single canopy. I thought that the appearance of two trees with dividing roots, weaving stems, and blooming green leaves is similar to the way my husband and I work together to overcome adversity. I also think it’s like other relationships: couples, partners, parents, and children. Later, I learned that there was a term for these types of trees: “Yeonri Ji” (連理枝).

At that time, I made this tree as a drawing using oil pastels. I then wanted to express it in my own unique way of using both sculpture and acrylic paint. The trees’ shape was inspired by those I saw in Luxembourg Park in Paris, which I visited several years ago. All the trees in the park were in the shape of a rectangle with a round tip resembling a loaf of bread. I sat in the park for a while and looked at the trees and the landscape, and as I kept looking, I saw and heard the leaves swaying in the wind. I liked the feeling so much and wanted to capture it. I started to visualize the movement of the trees and leaves using a wooden canvas and a carving knife. I used a carving knife on the canvas after the painting was completed and sculpted it to raise the end of the wood surface. The rounded ends gathered together to look like water droplets on a tree from a distance, and like leaves on a tree branch from close. Carving the leaves from different angles produced a sense of motion as if the wind was blowing through the trees.

The flowers drawn between the green leaves all had different shapes and colors. It is impossible in the real world to have various kinds of flowers blooming on one tree and growing in harmony. But in my tree, various flowers live together and bloom beautifully. This resembles our society where people of various races, cultures, and personalities live, and it also contains the hope of living in harmony with these flowers.