경계인을 위한 지도

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

<경계인을 위한 지도> A Map for the Border-Dweller, 펠트 카페트에 아크릴릭 물감, 162.2x336.3cm, 2024
Acrylic paint on felt carpet

In 950km (2024), I re-plotted the coordinates and contexts of collected scribbles onto a map, transforming subjective experiences into objective indicators. I present a new spatial sensibility that captures and fixes the coordinates of vanishing traces and anonymous individuals. The map connecting the two cities demonstrates how personal memories expand into the broader issues of migration and boundaries.