Unbound, 2025
Metal, Pulp, Mineral pigment
310 x 370 x 330 mm
This work employs cold, rigid materials and structures to represent an “unchangeable essence,” while revealing its fractured surfaces in vibrant colors to visualize the “possibility of change” that emerges when that essence collapses. In other words, it suggests that identity is not fixed, but can continually expand and be redefined as it encounters new events and emotions. This reflects an exploration of “the beauty of coexisting with imperfection” and the process of discovering and affirming potential and possibility within one’s transformed self. The title “Unbound” symbolizes this paradoxical vitality.
This concept also be applied to the way we perceive the functionality and value of objects. Unbound takes the form of a functional object, intuitively revealing the fundamental value of “usefulness” inherent in the existence of both humans and objects. Typically, damaged objects are considered to have lost their value based on the standard of “Perfect usefulness.” However, this work challenges that notion, instead viewing damage as a means of establishing uniqueness and identity beyond uniformity.