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The Wooden pieces had thickness, so when flipped over, they appeared completely different. When theu collided with one another, they also produced a hard, sharp sound. I spent a long time thinking about how to make use of these simple characteristics. Eventually, I realized that the pieces reminded me of block sets I played with as a child. Through actions such as stacking, hitting, and tapping the wooden pieces together, I wanted to recreated my emotions and the things that make me feel alive through metaphorical scenes.

Wiggy Jippy
51.2 x 63.8”, color on Korean paper, 2022

A compound word combining the Korean word ‘Wiggy’ meaning cirsis, and another Korean word ‘Jippy’, meaning weed. ‘Wiggy Jippy’ was born in my dream one day. ‘Jippy’ which simply broke down our family’s house with its huge body, seemed to be in pain because it wanted to get out. When the screen changes, it becomes me. I continued to remember and draw my heart, state, and appearance as a monster. I tried to relieve and stabilize my emotions by using ‘Wiggy Jippy’ which maximizes anxiety and worry deep inside my heart. It went through a kind of ritual-like process by drawing ‘Jippy’s hairs’ using ink, a traditional Korean material.

Drawings, mixed midea on Korean paper

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2 min 52 sec, 2025

I’m not trying to capture dramatic moments. I think about that subtly slows down and space that becomes slighty distorted at the boundaries between consciousness and the unconscious, reality and dreams, past and present, and between writing and painting.

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