“MyworkseekstorecoverthescentofthisforgottenBonhyang.”
“Nature is silent, yet its voice resonates within our innermost selves. Though we always dwell in its embrace, we live forgetting its fragrance. My work seeks to recoverthescentofthisforgottenBonhyang ourtruehomeland andtoreturnitto nature,theultimaterefugeforthehumanspirit.”–KimSan*
본향(本鄕) 청명 MixedMedia,2025 73x60cm
"BonHyang (本鄕) is a medium that questions the origin of existence and seeks the essenceoflife.KimSansymbolicallyexpressescreationandextinction,andtheunityof humanityand
Hispaintingspresentforestsfilledwithgrasses,trees,andtheluminousfigureofthewhite deer (Baeknok), a symbol of longevity in East Asian tradition. For the artist, this image becameespeciallysignificantafterasuddenheartattackin2019,whenhefacedthebrinkof death. The deer, linked to Jeju mythology and the Gotjawal forests, embodies his confrontationwithmortalityandhisrenewedattachmenttolife.
빛의숲 MixedMedia,2025 53x45cm
Through these works, Kim San creates landscapes that go beyond scenery, transforming into symbolic spaces of creation and extinction, life and myth. They inviteviewerstoreflectontheessenceofexistenceandonthepossibilityofreturning toone’struehomelandwithin.
본향(本鄕) 반딧불이의숲 MixedMedia,2025 573x60cm
본향(本鄕)
MixedMedia,2024 60x73cm
본향(本鄕)
MixedMedia,2024 53x73cm
