Weighing

the Rain

2012 - 2022

The photographs in Weighing the Rain draw a connection between the extremity of the monsoon season and the unique intensity of Korea’s social landscape. Borne out of decades of rapid post-war development, the forces that drive the country’s pace, productivity, and cultural impact are acutely felt. Water, an infinitely mutable symbol, is a running motif whose nourishing and destructive presence signifies the duality at play in the optimism and alienation of a small, yet influential country aspiring to an ever-brighter image of itself.

Taxi Cab, Seoul

Taxi, Seoul, 2016

Ttukseom Public Pool, Seoul

Ttukseom Public Pool, Gwangjin, Seoul, 2012

Water Damage, Poem, Weathercast

Water Damage, Poem, Weathercast, Suwon, 2012

Couple in Plastic Raincoats, Seongsan Ilchulbong, Jeju-do

Couple in Plastic Raincoasts, Seongsan Ilchulbong, Jeju-do, 2016

Children Playing Beneath a Statue of Admiral Yi Sun-Sin, Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul

Children Playing Beneath a Statue of Admiral Yi Sun-Sin, Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul, 2014

Calligraphy Waterfall

Calligraphy Waterfall, Hwaseong, 2016

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Shaman's House, Daejeon, 2022

Occupation Era House with Apartment Building, Gowoodang, Gunsan

Occupation Era House with Apartment Building, Gowoodang, Gunsan, 2016

Missionaries, Hyanggyo Confucian School, Jeonju

Missionaries, Hyanggyo Confucian School, Jeonju, 2016

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Bune, Hahoe Village, Andong, 2022

Woman Sheltering from Rainfall

Woman Sheltering from Rainfall, Suwon, 2016

Flower Display, Busan

Flower Display, Busan, 2016

Damaged Mural, Jaman-dong, Jeonju

Damaged Mural, Jaman-dong, Jeonju, 2016

Weighing the Rain

Archival inkjet prints on archival rag paper, 16" x 24"

2012 - 2022

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