Dol Harmang Collection

Her most recent line of work explores the female body in discomfort, in self-consciousness, in grace, in emptiness, in beauty, and in power. In two recent large-scale coil-built sculptures, she searches for ways to encapsulate the tension she feels between two differing ideals of womanhood: the traditional expectations from her Korean heritage versus the contemporary concepts imbued in American culture. Inspired by the Korean Jeju Island stone fertility statues, “dol hareubang” (stone grandfather), she re-imagines and re-invents a feminised version of them which are titled, “dol harmang” (stone grandmother). Through these works, she reflects, expresses, and activates.

Dimensions
L84 x W40 x H80 cm, L65 x W30 x H110 cm

Materials
Ceramics