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Found forms — root, stone, light

What the ground kept.

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One of a kind, every one

A root that outlived its tree.

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Suseok — stones raised on a stand

A stone that outlived the mountain.

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An unworked burl root on the workbench, earth still in its crevices
142pieces, none alike

Nothing here was designed.It was found — then opened.

A root is pulled from the ground with its shape already finished. The work is to read what is there, cut away only what hides it, and set a light inside so the hollows can be seen.

  • Root and burl, carved only where the form was already going.
  • Suseok — stones raised on a stand, never cut.
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Four ways of looking

One method,four kinds of finding.

All works
01

Illuminated

A light set inside the hollow, so the grain can be read from within.

02

Sanctuary

A niche opened in the root, and something small placed in it.

03

Sculpture

No light, no niche. The form the root already had, uncovered.

04

Suseok

Stones raised on a carved stand. Found, never cut.

Every piece, one of one

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