Blue and White Impressions II

JARS AND MEMORIES     2015.10.13 - 10. 20   SIA NY GALLERY

Jars and Memories
In my childhood in Korea, my little and precious treasures contained in clear and little glass bottle (smooth bird feathers, gold beetles, round pebbles etc.). The glass bottle was hidden in corner of drawer to avoid the observation of adults. I used to take out those treasure and appreciated them, which was the happiest moment of my childhood. In those days, glass bottle lead me to very special and attractive moment of my own.
Beyond time and space, I am in New York walking in the path of artists, through this exhibition, ‘butterfly’ will extend the border of space and memories from those childhood and free the limitation of space by achieving the movement of space. Metropolitan life in New York is Beautiful but requires patience, endeavor and sacrifice as if a larva needs to endure long time in dark ground or clinging to tree branches in stormy wind so larva turns into pupa, and then to a butterfly spreads its first wings at the end. As if butterfly spread its wings after long crouching in it, human can endure at this time for his or her dream, this time of crouching will become precious memories and stories in the future.
As each butterfly has spent time as a pupa hidden in a different color and shape in it, human also lives conceal their own memories in their own unique way.
This New York Exhibition gives opportunity to build a new sets of memories by remembering and dismantling past memories, memories in Korea and presence in New York, through the medium of ‘jars’ and 'butterflies’.