Public Project
Roots
Summary
An abstract photography installation series "Roots" explores intergenerational trauma, wounds, and the cycle of healing through nature, presented as part of the ‘Walking Korea: Cut Pieces’ exhibit at Willow Art Space in Seoul, in collaboration with National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek’s Out of Eden Walk project.
My grandfather and his ancestors used to forage for food and medicine in the nearby mountains, but South Korea completely transformed within just a few generations. This gave us material prosperity but also left us severed from our roots, living as exiles from our own past.
Traditional Korean medicine symbolizes a time when humans and nature were interconnected. These scanographs and images represent the search for solutions to modern illnesses within the system of knowledge passed down from our ancestors. They also signify the possibility of healing our physical and emotional wounds through a reconnection with nature.
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