Aestheticism and serene energies are central in South Korean photographer JungWon Park’s images. The quantity of surrealness is an instant call to attention, while also acting as an invitation for one to submit and repose. His rare shots require several minutes of long-exposures and–preferably–a cloudy day, raindrops included. Minimalism attends each scenic view Park captures with his medium format or pinhole camera, and quietness instills both inside and outside the pigment prints on fine art paper. Forgotten, dilapidated docks lead into waters so still, they appear solid; a lone fish possessing iridescent scales swims into a hazy backdrop; two barren trees reach for one another, but never touch for all eternity. These visuals and many more are the pleasant calculations of Park’s making.
The photographer lives close to the sea with his family in Busan, South Korea. There, he finds great personal comfort and artistic inspiration. Park is a doctor and outside of work and photography, he also enjoys reading philosophy. His professional goal is purely to touch the hearts of others. “That’s the moment you meet another world,” he says. “I want to show you my world; it may change your world. Come and feel.”
JUNGWON PARK ON
150208 3_1, 2015
180108_1_3, 2018
180429_1_3, 2018
Limited edition of 20
200704_1_8, 2020
Limited edition of 20
221114_1_1, 2022
Analog film, pigment print on fine art paper 40” x 40”
Limited edition of 20
221114_2_4, 2022
Analog film, pigment print on fine art paper 40” x 40”
230116_2_8, 2023
I photograph existence; the changes and movement of time that I see in the sky, sea, or flowers. Each image breathes to the sound of the waves, the fresh ocean breeze, and the accumulated historical and emotional imprint of the place. I like to go out on cloudy or rainy days, when the air is misty and there is no one around. I take long-exposure shots in black and white using medium-format analog cameras to convey a feeling of surrealism and the passage of time. I believe there is no predetermined beauty, just one that constantly transforms and renews.
ORIGINAL JUNGWON PARK ARTWORKS ON
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