Let the light Come Through

The background of this piece is filled with color; it is painted with acrylic and glazed with ink. The background of this painting could be read as sky, ocean, organic field, or even hope; it is the light source for this piece. The patterns on the top of the painting are painted with metallic oil paint to create a heavy and industrial feeling. They are simplified forms of the back of the human body, so this piece's basic information is simple: thousands of figures face the light simultaneously, or one figure faces the light thousands of times. Whenever I feel miserable and frustrated from concrete cities and feel lost in digital spaces and contraptions, I often look at the sky, think about nature, and think about a world that is less involved with humankind. But When I stay in nature for too long, I tend to miss the time when I am a part of human society; I can't help but constantly think about the human world while looking at the sky and clouds. I start to realize that although our history, culture, and technological developments are full of flaws, we cannot deny that they have already become part of us; they have already shaped who we are today, and it is impossible to renounce their influences entirely. Therefore, finding harmony between nature and the human world is essential for maintaining peace within ourselves. Before making this painting, I questioned how I could create an aesthetically harmonious image from contrasting elements. And this painting is the answer to that question; it records the first journey of myself trying to achieve a visualized harmony between mechanical and organic, artificial and natural.