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Externally, most of my works are minimalistic, but characteristically they also contain storytelling elements.
After trying various materials in the past, I have learned that metal is the most effective material to deliver the kind of message that I wanted to deliver. Metal looks solid and cold externally, but it can be converted to something that is quite flexible and malleable. I enjoy creating new forms utilizing this dualistic character of metal in my works. Externally, most of my works are minimalistic, but characteristically they also contain story-telling elements. I often create works that look industrial and modern, but in the process I place an emphasis on Oriental beauty of space, leaving sufficient room for viewers’ imagination. I also employ curves that come from organic forms in nature to deliver a
sense of life force contained in it. My recent works have a tendency to fabricate certain elements of nature or natural objects as they are in order to graft them to a metal form that looks hard. In the process, I create fresh and new sensation by contrasting cold and hard characteristics of metal and flexible and malleable characteristics of metal, one against the other, in a piece of work. This kind of work can signify at the same time a deviation from routine or a cure for monotonous modern life. Through such experimental works using metal material, I intend to create art works that can serve as a cure not only for myself but for others as well who are coping with difficulties in everyday life.
