Artist Statement

The art that I make delves into the generational loss of culture I’ve recognized and experienced, as well as the grief that comes with that loss. Picking up on this loss through the death of family members and stories of my mother immigrating to America and contrasting it with how I experience my Korean heritage in my life has helped me recognize how real this issue is to me. Through reworking and abstracting traditional motifs in my ceramic work, I represent this loss while bringing attention to the element of time.

I personify and concretize my grief in my performance pieces so my audience can more accurately recognize and empathize with my experience. Creating this work helps me process these feelings while allowing me to share Korean customs and my memories involving them with others. It brings a sense of relief that I am doing my part to negate this generational loss of culture that I worry so much about.