걸음의 목적 — xhdpwl.com

I grew up moving between China and Korea. Conditions that define me — such as nationality, language, and even my birthday — have always made my identity unstable. This experience, which cannot be reduced to a single answer, has become the fundamental question that drives my work. I explore the uncertainty and fractures arising from a borderland identity, and attempt to extend them to a social dimension. Instead of concealing or mending my instability, I reveal and record it, seeking new relationships and meanings through the process.

오예지 Yeji Oh 吴礼智
xhdpwl@naver.com

<걸음의 목적> The Purpose of Walking, 목판화, 엠보싱, 22x17cm, 2024
Woodblock print, embossing

This is a work that translates a single piece of blue tape into woodblock print and embossing. The sticky residue of blue tape is something the city attempts to erase, yet it never fully disappears — it clings and remains on the surface. Embossing imprints form onto paper through pressure alone, without ink, fixing an indelible mark upon the surface of the plate.