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A pattern representing of a monster, ghost, or goblin tile

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 wall-mounted ceramic tile carved along a concave shape modeled after the curved shape of tiles by borrowing the face of ghosts or goblins, which often appear as symbolic paintings in sacrificial vessel decorative designs, traditional architecture, tombs, palaces, and temples. It can be used as a lighting object.
It has its origins in folk beliefs that seek to defeat disasters such as natural disasters, wars, infectious diseases, and famine with the power of God. This symbol of To ward off evil was an essential element of Jangsaeng thought and undulation faith pursued by ancient people, and the background for the appearance of return.


125×125×30(mm), 2023
Ceramic, glaze, silver-coated ceramic