Dongwook Lee

Artist Statement

Wozu

Inner struggle

“Wozu” is a german word which means “what for”

“Wozu” is a series that show the states of inner collision among scared egos –individuals that want to look away from the truth and who, despite the clamor of voices around them, remain largely silent.

The water in this project represents a death of the physical body, and at the same time, of the soul driven to despair.

The peaceful but violent attribute of water is very similar with that of human being, I articulate the collision between egos through the mix of water and human body.

We, the defective human beings, live by floating the world of chaos. The incessant questions derived from chaos might be the reason or signification of our existence.

Project “Wozu” originated in the bizarre and mystic image of myself reflected in the water.

These sentences written right after sudden awaken from sleep, opened the starting point of my work.

Reflected myself in water.

There was a stranger.

I wish he disappeared tomorrow.