BURU GARAK (Primordial Music)
BURU GARAK (Primordial Music)

Painting

BURU GARAK (Primordial Music)

The viewers see the image of Painting 1, its inverted image and grid which separates them. This way, the painting shows two worlds against the grid. The grid reminds Korean viewers of the frame of rice doors/ windows.

Returning / Sending Away
Returning / Sending Away

Painting

Returning / Sending Away

Two sets of women perform their religious duties. The first group on the foreground cleanse the straw column; the second group seems to send away something. Cleansing and sending away constitute a funerary duty.

WELCOME!
WELCOME!

Painting

WELCOME!

The viewers see a figure (male) enter a grandeur space and three figures welcome him. This architectural space gives us a sense of awe and "difference" or otherness. They witness welcome of the new comer as if he has returned.

Work by

Hoon Kim

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