“In my work, hair denotes the flow of life prior to being freed from pain. I fill the hair with human struggles such as deep-rooted anxieties, stubborn attachment to life, obsessions, and restrictions. Appearing fluid like a live organism, the hair symbolizes longevity and patience, but when it appears coarse, the hair expresses an energetic life force and freedom.” PainStruggleAnxietyObsessionLongevityStubbornEnergeticBeing Free 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
“People do tend to fear and despise shamans but turn to them in times of desperation. Such a contradiction is a human characteristic, no? I'm more pulled to the human drama of shamans - their experience in society and identity struggles - than their transcendental power. Their drastic lives enable them to empathize with others and provide solace.” PeopleStruggleIdentityDramaContradictionDesperationSolaceTranscendentalDrastic Author:Hyon Gyon