This series investigates the surfaces of our material world not as mere boundaries, but as 'Ontological Scars'—the cumulative, tactile records of temporal endurance. My lens traces the continuum of erosion, from the monumental rhythms of geological strata to the fractured, frantic grids of human intervention.
In these images, the 'imperfection of representation' is not a failure of the medium; rather, it functions as a liminal aperture. It is through this very blurring of optical certainty that we encounter the essential resonance of being. By stripping away the distractions of color and focusing on the raw materiality of the monochrome, the work exposes the tension between the seen and the known.
Ultimately, this sequence asserts that truth is not a monolithic entity but a relative, layered reality—a palimpsest of scars perpetually in flux. It invites the viewer to witness the precise moment where endurance transcends into a new form—a crystalline state of truth. This sequence asserts that the scar is not an end, but a definitive structural evidence of existence at its fragile threshold.
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SurfaceTruths : OntologicalScars (Series)
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- Archdiocese of Seoul Catholic Photographers Association Group Exhibition: 6th
- Catholic Photography Research Association Group Exhibition: 7th
- Chung-Ang University Photography Center Photo Master Program: 5th
- Solo Exhibition: 'Surface Truths', 2025, gallery1898, Seoul
- Catholic Photography Research Association Group Exhibition: 7th
- Chung-Ang University Photography Center Photo Master Program: 5th
- Solo Exhibition: 'Surface Truths', 2025, gallery1898, Seoul
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