SONG DAHAE
GONGZONE
EXHIBITION BY GALERIE NOIR
I ENJOY LIVING LIFE WITH AN OPEN HEART.
BECAUSE I WISH TO LOVE MANY THINGS AND EMBRACE MANY PEOPLE, ALL OF THESE WORKS COME INTO BEING.
ON THE SURFACE, THEY MAY APPEAR INCONSISTENT, BUT WHAT CONNECTS THEM ALL IS MY WAY OF SEEING THE WORLD, A BELIEF THAT WE CAN EXIST TOGETHER EVEN IN OUR DIFFERENCES, AND THE STRENGTH AND BEAUTY THAT BLOOM WITHIN THAT COEXISTENCE.
WHEN I CREATE OBJECTS THAT WILL REMAIN ON THIS LAND LONG AFTER MY OWN LIFETIME, USING MATERIALS IMBUED WITH THE BREATH OF NATURE, I DEEPLY FEEL THE RESPONSIBILITY AND SENSE OF DUTY EQUAL TO THEIR WEIGHT.
LIVING ALONGSIDE OTHERS OF OUR TIME, I HOPE NOT TO BECOME EXCESSIVELY SELF-CENTERED, TO LET GO OF THE FEAR OF INSUFFICIENCY, TO UPLIFT AND SHARE WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND ULTIMATELY TO LEAVE BEHIND THE TRUE VALUE AND BEAUTY OF THIS TIME WE RECORD TOGETHER.