Lee Su-jin

2023

Well

POST WINGS

In the days when COVID-19 swept across the world, masks covered people's expressions and changed the way we approached each other. From a maternal perspective, Lee Soo-jung transforms that collective memory into layers of nearly suffocating imagery. The collision of black, red, blue, and yellow intertwines distorted human figures and faces with shapes reminiscent of masks, reflecting the anxiety and uncertainty that cannot be escaped under the pandemic.

However, "Under the Shadow of the Pandemic" portrays more than just fear. For a mother, when the world loses its order, the first thought is often not of herself, but of how to protect those around her. Motherhood here is no longer merely a symbol of tenderness, but a form of bearing — carrying the child's unease, the fragility of family, and the fears that cannot be easily spoken.

Masks may cover mouths, but they cannot conceal concern; as people are forced to maintain distance, emotions draw closer. Lee Soo-jung condenses a global disaster into the most intimate emotional memory of a family: when fear looms, a mother still tries, in her own way, to create a space where her loved ones can breathe.

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