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교수의 바람들판 The Windy Field of Professors 2017 c-print 178x297cm

The "Landscape of Others" series, which was unveiled at the anger, sadness, and joy) in the aura. When I look into the realities of
solo exhibition in May, is an image that interprets each of the that profession, I realize that all the things that I longed for are nothing
seven occupation groups as the artist's own landscape. Is there a but the appearances through the discovery of problems such as
reason to select and express certain jobs? money, relationships, conflicts, and stresses. So I tried to exclude the
The main theme of my work has always been me, my friends, others, reality and personal story and to express the only aura. So, I would take
people. In this work, I found the story about the professions from my one step back and try not to see the details of the event, but to express
acquaintances. The profession tells many portions of people's identity. the landscape I viewed from afar.
People have to go through a long process of training to get a certain If there is one of the greatest factors that determine the direction
job and try to get the perceptions appropriate for the job. This is of work for an artist who shows a new work every season, can
particularly evident in people with occupations in the profession. There you explain what the motivation is?
were a lot of people in the profession who had personal acquaintances What the artist would choose seems to be important. There is always
around me. Seven of them, pharmacists, IT specialists, financial a new work every season, but there is a special object that becomes
professionals, journalists, public officials, professors, and researchers the motive of the work. However, my feelings and environment have
were selected to express their aura. a great influence when I spun out the story about the subject. As I was
You just mentioned "I want to express the 'aura of my profession'." preparing for this work, especially my condition affected my work. I
and it sounds somewhat abstract, can you tell me a bit more was financially difficult due to huge expenditure to treat herniated disc.
about what it means? When the camera was broken, I asked in many places if I could borrow
The professions dealt within the <The Landscape of Others> are the camera, since I could not afford to buy a new one, and went on
professional jobs that can be admired by anyone. And these jobs are working with a rented camera. I was sad because of these situations
the ones that come up with typical images. We choose a career in and was in a bad mood. Also, I felt difficulty in communication and
youth and walk in a struggle on their own. Then, when we look at each empathy with people. The emptiness from 'I have a lot of explanations
other after a certain time has passed, we start to admire the abstract and talks to make people sympathize, but no matter what I do, people
aura of others with the different professional landscapes than the one judge me by my appearance, and practically no one listens to what I
I see. But as everyone knows, there are also four emotions (happiness, say.', seems to have affected work.

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