Artwork Collection

Story Within Us

4th Year Thesis Project - 'Story Within Us'

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‘Everything is Fine! I think...?’
‘Everything is Fine! I think...?’

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‘Everything is Fine! I think...?’

Introducing 깡철 or 깡철이 kkangcheol or kkangcheori, a creature that is believed to cause natural disasters such as fire, drought, and storms. How wonderful is it to have such mythical creatures help you out with cooking? Well, that is, of course, if... More

Eyes Open
Eyes Open

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Eyes Open

Based on Korean Shamanism Amulet 명태 액막이 myeongtae aengmagi, a dried pollock amulet believed to protect one from evil energy, 액aek, by watching over with its wide-open eyes and swallowing with its mouth.

Feeding my neighbour stray ‘cats’
Feeding my neighbour stray ‘cats’

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Feeding my neighbour stray ‘cats’

Based on 호환(虎患) hohwan, roughly translates to ‘tiger disaster’ term referring to tiger-induced disasters during the Joseon dynasty and 장산범 jangsanbeom, a more recent mythological creature that mimics people’s voices to lure them for a hunt.

Feeling Lonely? Your Best Friend
Feeling Lonely? Your Best Friend

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Feeling Lonely? Your Best Friend

introducing you to the fast and easy way to make your new best friend! Based on진가쟁주(眞假爭主), jingajaenju, is a folktale that tells a story about a rat eating human nails to shapeshift and eventually take over their place.

Make Sure to Bring Your Haetae!
Make Sure to Bring Your Haetae!

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Make Sure to Bring Your Haetae!

Mythical creature ‘Haetae’ is known to protect people from evil spirits and natural disasters.

Where am I? – 사방신 sabangsin
Where am I? – 사방신 sabangsin

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Where am I? – 사방신 sabangsin

The Four Heavenly Kings watching over each cardinal direction of the world. Who else is there to ask for directions?

Your local pharmacy
Your local pharmacy

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Your local pharmacy

Depicts elements of both traditional and modern medicinal practices and pharmacy itself.

창세신화 Changsesinhwa
창세신화 Changsesinhwa

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창세신화 Changsesinhwa

The creation myth of the world

할머니집 halmeonijip
할머니집 halmeonijip

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할머니집 halmeonijip

discover all the strange roommates and neighbours in your nostalgic grandma’s house. This piece is an interactive piece with the audiences getting to explore the illustration and uncover the creatures themselves by navigating in a dedicated... More

Work by

Jasmine Park aka. mamaduck

Illustration

“‘Story within us’ tells Korean folktales and mythologies, that are being forgotten, once again through depicting beings and methods of the past stories into our everyday actions in order to preserve...” [More]