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

<스쿠온크의 모래성> Squonk’s Sandcastle, 각 파이프, 철망, 우레탄폼, 시멘트, 벽돌, 123x110x71cm, 2023
Steel pipes, wire mesh, urethane foam, cement, bricks
photo © YuJung Kim