2010, Bu-Ok Gallery, Seoul, Korea

A packed subway train is a place to pass time while being carried to our destination. The hands, whether clenched, loose, or clutching something, tell a story of the physical and emotional state of the traveller as they wait for their journey to end.

많은 이들이 목적지에 도착할때까지 만원 지하철에 몸을 싣는다. 혼잡한 대중 교통 광경에도 불구하고, 이들은 지하철 안에서 제 나름의 평온한 순간을 갖는다. 평온하게 쉬는 바로 이 순간이, 특히 이들의 손이 나의 시선을 사로 잡는다. 편안하게 놓여 있거나 혹은 꽉 쥐고 있거나, 느슨하게 풀린 손들은 무엇인가를 기다리는 듯 목적지를 향해 어디론가 떠나고 있는 듯하다.

2011, Bu-Ok Gallery, Seoul, Korea

Tens of thousands of participants, dressed in colourful clothing and holding aloft lanterns representing their temple, march through the streets of downtown Seoul to celebrate Buddha’s birthday.

The energy and celebration of this religious celebration is captivating; especially one filled with vibrant colours, glowing lights, and spirited movement. To an observer, caught up in this mass of celebration, the experience is dream like. 

종교 행사를 기념하는 거대 행렬을 지켜보는 구경꾼들에게 이러한 광경은 꿈과 같다. 특히 다앙한 색과 역동적 움직임으로 가득 메운 축제 현장의 경건함과 열기는 매우 인상적이다. 연속적인 여러 장의 사진으로 구성된 이번 작품은 이러한 축제를 지켜보는 제3자의 시선인 것이다.

I'm interested in capturing the atmospheric and pictorialist nature of landscape subjects. 

These images were created using no optical glass; Instead a pinhole "lens" was fixed to a DSLR to focus the light onto the image sensor. Together, the pinhole lens and the digital camera represent opposite ends of the camera technology spectrum. Utilizing the aberrations and aesthetic feel of a pinhole lens, with the control and ready feedback of the digital camera opens up a new way of seeing for digital photography.

Inspired by decorative traditions in English, Spanish, and Islamic ceramics, these works explore the functional aspects of vessels, investigate the relationship between form and function, and celebrate the experience of using and holding objects in your hand. Technically, this body of work explores how atmospheric glazes such as salt glazing, soda glazing and wood fired techniques can be used to add an additional layer of mark-making to a vessel.

Inspired by decorative traditions in English, Spanish, and Islamic ceramics, these works explore the functional aspects of vessels, investigate the relationship between form and function, and celebrate the experience of using and holding objects in your hand. Technically, this body of work explores how atmospheric glazes such as salt glazing, soda glazing and wood fired techniques can be used to add an additional layer of mark-making to a vessel.