"I produce ranges of functional ware, exploring traditional and contemporary aesthetics. I use porcelain and stoneware as the main materials to produce my work.
As a maker, I am very much interested in the environment I am living in. I draw inspiration from my immediate surroundings. Architecture plays a large part in this assimilation. I am intrigued by the volumes and spaces contained within buildings. Textures and colors I find around me enrich my visual and tactile sensibility, continuously driving new paths of investigation.
By growing up and being educated in a variety of countries- Korea, Brazil, America and England- I have been exposed to different cultures, tastes and aesthetics. My work is an attempt to explore and to reconcile these aspects.
I am fascinated about how everyday objects can dictate a cultural habit and vice versa. It is intriguing how these objects being in different places, integrated into different peoples life can bring different meanings or feelings with them. And, conversely, how the same objects can also affect their surrounding.
For me, making is a continuous journey and an attempt to understand my present environment. The idea of how this journey is revealed to someone through my work intrigues me. "
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