상준 象尊

One of the series "The Sacredization of Things"

This series re-examines the aesthetic value and meaning of the sculptures of sacred animals and plants, haetae and A pattern representing the face or body of a monster, ghost, or goblin.
Deified animals combined with primitive natural beliefs are expressed as a medium connecting God, the king, and the people, assisting God, and managing human good and bad luck. In addition, it contains a protective meaning with a desperate desire to avoid disaster with the blessing of wealth and prosperity that lives comfortably in this world for a long time.

It is a work reinterpreted by borrowing the form of national relics. It is a ritual item (祭器) used in national rites. It was used for ancestral rites of Jongmyo or Munmyo or for commemorative ceremonies.  an elephant-shaped jar of alcoholic drink, sangzun(象尊) is one of the six types of quasi (尊) that have been important in national rituals since ancient times. A sultong with a sacrifice (犧牲) engraved on the surface of the body or the body itself in the shape of sacrifice.

The ritual sacrificial vessels are engraved with respect for the object of faith and the wishes and aspirations of countless mankind. This is a mysterious object that imagines the future and shows the power to boost the positive will and vitality of life.

200×180×240(mm), 2021
Ceramic, silver-coated ceramic