ARTIST PROLOGUE (Excerpt)

‘City Oasis’ stands for a shelter in the modern society. Comfort and secured feelings are essential when most of us confront difficult situations in everyday lives. My work, the cacti and succulents made of leather can contribute in one of these ways to find that peace of mind, something that triggers you to imagine that you are suddenly shifted to somewhere in the middle of a peaceful desert. And the beautiful scenery of an oasis unfolds before your eyes.

The leather cacti adorned with crystals show my background. I have designed and made leather goods such as handbags and wallets since I launched the handbag line. I wanted to expand my boundary of work into art while making leather goods and giving leather craft classes. Ultimately, I am, in essence, making the most of the medium which I am very comfortable with.

Making stuffed cactus plants might be considered as a simple representation of nature. By mimicking and reinterpreting the nature, however, I embrace the way of self-healing that the nature always provides and try to give motivation to audience to enjoy a therapeutic lifestyle.

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