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The word “undercurrent” carries two overlapping meanings:
the quiet flow that moves beneath the surface,
and the invisible emotions, thoughts, faint echoes, and subtle signs that reside deep within the heart.

These inner movements—sometimes restrained, sometimes gently trembling—have always drawn me in.

Since beginning the “Blueness” series, a more subdued development of my earlier “Blue” works, I have encountered many people through my paintings, and new connections have formed.

Those exchanges have expanded the very force that sustains my creative practice.

What once began as semi-imaginary figures modeled after my younger sister has gradually transformed.
The faces I paint today continue to shift into more complex presences—reflecting the hearts of those who view my work as well as my own inner landscape.

It still feels like a small miracle that the tremor and fleeting strength embedded in the blue of my paintings reach people across different regions through social media, and that these feelings are sincerely received.

Those blue emotions eventually rose within me as the image of a traveler drifting through the silence of night, searching for a distant light in the darkness.

This vision led to a new body of work, Night and wonderer.
With each piece, I found myself moving closer and deeper into my own undercurrents—into moments that quietly transformed both the work and myself.

For this exhibition, “undercurrent,” I hope the thoughts I place into the color blue, and the feelings of those who encounter my paintings and sculptures, may flow toward one another like currents moving beneath the surface.

Through these works,
may the quiet stream that lies deep within your heart gently touch the undercurrents within mine.
I hope this space allows such subtle exchanges to unfold.