Drawings of Dried Anchovies 01-18
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2025
11 x 8.5 in (each)
Acrylic, pencil on paper
03.
Dried Anchovies 01-09
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2025
8.27 x 11.69 in
Dried Anchovies, dried pasta, baker's string
04–05.
Study Drawings of Dried Anchovies
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2025
11 x 8.5 in (each)
Pencil, colored pencil on paper
I was born and raised in a coastal city at the southern tip of Korea, where dried anchovies are a local specialty but difficult to find in the United States.
Each time I visit my hometown, I bring back small plastic bags filled with various types and sizes. These bags evoke movement through time and space and the experience of diaspora.
To recall my hometown, I carefully observe each anchovy's face, expression, and dried form. Each seems to carry its own story. Rather than viewing them as a group, I consider each as an individual.
What kind of life did it live to travel all the way to Brooklyn and be observed by me?