“The subjects in my work appear as unidentified ghosts that can't be said to be of this world. I've decided to call them incarnations. In various religions, myths, and legends, the word "incarnation" refers to the birth or emergence of transcendent beings in the form of humans or other bodies. If "incarnation" denotes the appearance of an abstract being in some concrete form, in a gut ceremony, a shaman could be considered an incarnation of our desires, hopes, and sorrows. The incarnations that appear in my work are always new and I meet them for the first time by drawing them.” WorldDesireBirthSorrowFirst TimeVariousAppearanceMythGhostAbstractGutsConcreteCeremonyIncarnation Author:Hyon Gyon
“Desire and loss of will tend to hurt the mind, which can lead to fear and compulsion. The result is that we suppress negative emotions, which we've been taught to be shameful of and hide, such as pain, anger, sorrow, and resentment. I take these complex and varied emotions surrounded by obscurity, absurdity, contradiction, and events out of our control such as tragedy, and project them in my work. So I understand that the images can generate fear, confusion, and anxiety in the audience, and if they're difficult to turn away from, it only means that my intention has been communicated.” MindMeanPainDesireDifficultHurtLossEmotionAudienceSorrowAnxietyNegativeTragedyIntentionConfusionContradictionResentmentAbsurdityShameful Author:Hyon Gyon
“Shamanism has a long history and exists to this day because of its ties to universal emotions such as happiness, sorrow, resentment, and love. It can function as an outlet during struggles with life and death and the burdens of society's absurdities including the divide between rich and poor. It opens up a way to confront reality.” LongRealityPoorEmotionStruggleRichSorrowBurdenLife And DeathThis DayResentmentAbsurdityRich And PoorLife Struggle Author:Hyon Gyon