Open Theme nominee
Kyunghee Kim
Another Beginning (Grandma`s Fortunes) (Series)
DESCRIPTION
김경희 Kim Kyunghee
Biography / Award / Exhibition / Accomplishment
Kim Kyunghee has maintained a strong passion for photography and has been continuously active. She has participated in several group exhibitions at Dankook University’s Lifelong Education Center and Gil Fineart, and she frequently reflects on her identity between straight photography and fine art photography. Drawing inspiration primarily from nature and classical subjects, she presented her works at the 2023 Photography in Contemporary Art exhibition at the Seoul Arts Center, the 2024 Arles Off Photo Festival in France, and Photodays.Paris in Paris.
Level of expertise :
Amateur
Entry type :
Series
Entry Title
Another Beginning (Grandma’s Fortunes)
Category
Fine art, Open Theme,
Entry Description
Though I’ve never been particularly fond of Hwatu cards, one day I found myself struck by a vivid memory of the red card my grandmother used to hold in her hand. Back in the day, grandmothers—our grandmothers’ grandmothers—would not only play Hwatu for amusement but also seek solace and release stress through its fortunes when life seemed overwhelming and paths unclear. In this way, Hwatu played a practical role in folk culture. Each image in Hwatu symbolizes a season and carries meanings of fortune and luck, encapsulating
AUTHOR
김경희 Kim Kyunghee
Biography / Award / Exhibition / Accomplishment
Kim Kyunghee has maintained a strong passion for photography and has been continuously active. She has participated in several group exhibitions at Dankook University’s Lifelong Education Center and Gil Fineart, and she frequently reflects on her identity between straight photography and fine art photography. Drawing inspiration primarily from nature and classical subjects, she presented her works at the 2023 Photography in Contemporary Art exhibition at the Seoul Arts Center, the 2024 Arles Off Photo Festival in France, and Photodays.Paris in Paris.
Level of expertise :
Amateur
Entry type :
Series
Entry Title
Another Beginning (Grandma’s Fortunes)
Category
Fine art, Open Theme,
Entry Description
Though I’ve never been particularly fond of Hwatu cards, one day I found myself struck by a vivid memory of the red card my grandmother used to hold in her hand. Back in the day, grandmothers—our grandmothers’ grandmothers—would not only play Hwatu for amusement but also seek solace and release stress through its fortunes when life seemed overwhelming and paths unclear. In this way, Hwatu played a practical role in folk culture. Each image in Hwatu symbolizes a season and carries meanings of fortune and luck, encapsulating
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