“‘I fought through the civil war and have seen men shot to pieces and slaughtered by the thousands, but the Indian removal was the cruelest work I ever knew.” Some months ago, I heard Donna Garcia discuss her project, Indian Land for Sale, as part of the Project 2020 Exhibition at the Los Angeles Center […]
Archives for October 2020
Diana Nicholette Jeon: Nights As Inexorable As The Sea and NO KA HOME O KA HALE KAHIKO
Diane Nicholette Jeon has the unique ability to transform her visions, perceptions, and emotions into small stories that remain slightly out of reach. There are no beginnings or endings to these stories, but clues to salient memories and emotional experiences. Many of her projects pair images, and in the case of Nights As Inexorable As The […]
South Korea Week: Hyun-doo Park: Goodbye Stranger
Before I introduce the last photographer of this series, I want to let the Lenscratch readers know how much it’s been an honor and joy to showcase the various works and personalities of Korean photographers through Lenscratch. Personally, this opportunity gave me the chance to develop a deeper understanding for photography through the perspectives of […]
South Korea Week: JeongMee Yoon: The Pink and Blue project
Photography as a contemporary art plays a very special and important role. Unlike any other mediums, it has the unique ability to document and capture images of the real-life. Even the work of hyperrealistic paintings cannot compare to what cameras can do, which has the ability to record the facts of existence. This exact realism […]
South Korea Week: OkHyun Ahn: The world From The summit of Mt. Everest
This week, photographer Sunjoo Lee and writer Sejin Paik have joined forces to share a week of South Korean photographers on Lenscratch. We are so appreciative of their efforts. In this edition, I am very excited and honored to introduce Ok Hyun Ahn, one of Korea’s highly-talented photographers. For me, Ok Hyun Ahn’s first impression […]
South Korea Week: Kdk: Space and Dimension
This particular interview hits a very special chord with me as I’ve been a longtime admirer of photography. On the day of the interview, it was pouring rain. and I remember being filled with excitement and nervousness. Kdk’s studio is in a renovated industrial factory in the narrow streets of Seongsu-dong, which is located in […]