My work originates from printmaking.  I begin my pieces through the process of etching, and as the pieces develop, I incorporate drawing and collage through the use of pencil, ink, marker, watercolor, paper and threads, which I glue onto the surface or stitch into the paper.  I am interested in exploring the concepts of time and memory, and I find the technique of etching to be a suitable means for expressing these ideas. 

 

As the acid bites into the copper plate over a period of days, it leaves a trail of marks, cuts and grooves, creating a visual history over time.   The marks become more significant as they are juxtaposed with sections of the plate that have not encountered the acid.  I think of this transformation of the plate as a metaphor for the passage of time.  My goal is to bring the notion of time into sharp focus through the erosion and drawing on the plate, in combination with the drawn and collaged abstract forms that are added to the final prints.  I am interested in developing a tactile surface that emphasizes the lyrical and fragile nature of the contours and forms interwoven throughout the pieces.

I am interested in exploring the concepts of memory and time. I find a suitable way to express these ideas in printmaking techniques and photo collages. Through this process, I collect pieces of memory, draw, print, cut, stitch, and paste images, and develop the final images as a digital print.

My print series is about childhood and self-rediscovery. 

Even if we have all different cultures, places, thoughts, backgrounds, personalities, skin colors, languages, we all have childhood. We can understand each other through our childhood memories. l'd like to say that it is the seed of ‘empathy’. 

My childhood memories and myself are reflected in the children's images, and I discover that my existence does not disappear.

In my prints, the children are colorfully dressed, but their faces have no color. Those children can be anyone who reminds the viewer of their own childhood through my work. It depicts all kinds of inner emotional states through the child's gestures, moods, memories, and places. Children become mirrors.