여자, 이름, 사랑, 집

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

<여자, 이름, 사랑, 집> Woman, Name, Love, Home, 단채널 비디오(42초), 컬러, 사운드, 2023

Single-channel video (42 sec), color, sound

In the video, my grandmother’s voice praises a mother possessing maternal love as the most beautiful being. However, this statement represents a 'flat' image of motherhood learned through generational experience; as it is repeated, it reveals the social norms that define femininity and family in specific ways. This work captures the paradoxical beauty of that dated language while simultaneously exposing the discomfort it carries.