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집착의 방주 The Ark of Obsession 125x195cm c-print 2013

not have such intent or purpose to place small elements in the work. to know that person and I decided to select him to be the object of
Everyone has imagination. I do not think I just made the visual results my work, and if I would complete my work only in a month compared
with the emerging image. Personally, I tend to create my works under how long it took to know him, it would be so much less meaningful.
efforts to control anxiety and depression in a psychologically unstable Therefore, the labor-time consumed to describe a person would be
state. Rather than trying to decorate my works beautifully or to make quite shorter than the time I would spend to get to know him.
them fairytale-like, it is primarily the work to show to myself since I work In fact, it is hard to overlook the hard labor of the backside as
to heal myself. Actually, the honest purpose of my work is to make much as vivid storytelling in your work. But don't you put much
myself survive. importance on labor in the process of work?
Does the process of shooting and disassembling and It does not seem to be much of the importance since I think all the
reproducing the image source also coincide with the "self- artists put the same amount of effort to their works. However, I am not
healing effort" context? saying that the work and time spent on the work are not considered to
I have had suffered anxiety disorder. In recent two years, I had to go be important. I have spent so much time and energy, working on only
to the hospital and take medications for the depression. In severe 7 works during two years of working period, so I am able to convey the
cases, the sympathetic nerves tangled, and even though I was still, impression to the audience and it seems so. In fact, what I weigh more
I had a case of my heart rate reached up to 200. In this situation, it than labor is an earlier phase of work to make a symbolized scene. If
becomes impossible for me to control my emotions. A psychiatrist I would meet someone and observe the person for a long time and
recommended that I would do simple labor related work when I go keep it in mind constantly. The moment, when the object turns into
under that stage. Doing the simple labor while day dreaming was the an image, comes up, it seems more difficult to confirm whether the
therapy. Simple labor cleanses the mind and person. So, I regard a part image is appropriate. There are so many worries and anxieties if I would
of the treatment, 'selecting and masking', as sacred. Even though I do bring trouble to those people since I am the one symbolizing them.
that with a computer, a digital medium, I still stick with choosing eraser Compared to those concerns, the latter part of the work is a light and
method to do just one by one to keep 'analog way' for that matter. pleasant.
Another reason that I spend a lot of labor-time on work is not that I As I am listening, you seem to care a great deal about the
like the labor or have lots of free time. However, I think that appropriate relationship with people and reflecting it in your work.
length of time is inquired for all the things. I can say that I need to Yes. It's probably because I like people. I get disappointed sometimes.
spend some time to get to know a person. If it took me 10 years to get The sorrow, when it flows differently from what I intended, comes very

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