There are times when Jihye Park views herself as a lonely being residing on an island of her own creation. As a member of the creative community, she is overwhelmed by hyper-stimulating forms of media that have catalyzed a dehumanizing turn in the timeline of human existence. While her contemporaries often strive to trend in the minds of the masses, Jihye opts to resist the suggestive, provocative, and even violently transient media that abounds.

In an act of rebellion, she shares a visual record of personal thoughts while extending a call for mutual communication. Gaining power through interpretation, her works invite the spectator into her once unrelatable flow state and incentivize us to become protagonists of new worlds beyond imagination.

When the wind blows, it touches us with the pain of those we may never know. Similarly, when someone somewhere sees Jihye’s works, a sense of sorrow is shared. Suddenly, individuals can behold things and forge conclusions once unthinkable. Whether a surrealist landscape that others may have already imagined, or the remnants of a distant memory lost in time, her art constitutes breathing room for the wounded souls who have no other space to dream.

Island in the Room (2018). Oil on Canvas. 60 x 60cm.

Sunset (2021). Oil on Canvas. 70 x 50cm.

In the Dream (2021). Oil on Canvas. 115 x 160cm.

Into the Light (2020). Oil on Canvas. 60 x 50cm.

Forest in the House (2021). Oil on Canvas. 115 x 90cm.

Snow in the Summer (2021). Oil on canvas. 100 x 100cm.

Discover more of Jihye’s works in Issue 3 of our magazine!