Wishing Vessel

Wishing Vessel originates from my visual & tactile experiences of heaps of small stones found in many countrysides of Korea, where I was raised.

I have tried to interpret the ritualistic quality of the stone piling and the sense of nostalgia & serenity that I get from touching and looking at smooth beach stones. In this series, bowls with stone textures are portrayed as vessels of people’s wishes and emotions. As a Korean Canadian, I intend to combine these experiences from two different emotional reactions toward small round-shaped stones: the Canadian’s nostalgic feeling toward the beach stone and the Korean’s ritualistic sense of stone.