The Things - Joseon White Porcelain Series 2

Jonghyun Nam

2019

Image size 21 × 13 cm (8.3 × 5.1 in.)

Framed 46 × 42.5 cm (18.1 × 16.7 in.)

Archival pigment print on Hanji paper

Limited edition of 35 (Ed. 3/35)

Signed by the artist with a certificate of authenticity

[Artist's Statement for The Things / Mono Series] 

I love beautiful curves. It doesn't matter if it's an object, a landscape, or a person.
While straight, powerful lines have their own charm,
I am more drawn to soft, supple curves.
I feel as if a single curve can tell many stories.
I felt the same way when I first encountered a moon jar.
Its round, edgeless form, its slightly imperfect asymmetry,
Not flashy, yet a quiet purity emanates from it.
In it, I saw a very quiet beauty.
The time I spend photographing is short, but for that moment, I spend a long time with it.
I stand before the moon jar, observing, waiting, slowly narrowing the distance as if in a dialogue.
I feel that objects, like people, don't open up immediately.
Little by little, ever so slowly, they reveal their unique charm.
That requires time.

Time for both of us to get accustomed to each other.
I call that time "absolute time."
It's a time that cannot be rushed or skipped.
That's why even now, I prefer
the softly flowing curves to rigid, angular straight lines."
-Jonghyun Nam

The photographed images are printed by the artist themselves on Hanji, a traditional Korean handmade paper with a breathing texture. Within the warmth of the paper and the expansive blank space, the "object" quietly begins to tell its story.

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