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Empty Yourself of Wishes
2006, 10 ft x 4 ft, edition size: 2, 1080 small pieces of original drypoint intaglio prints on hand-drawn or marbled paper, a bowl of water
This piece is a reimagining of Korean Wishing Trees and Wishing Wells, which were once revered as sacred sites or entities by Koreans. My earlier personal research on Korean historic pots in the National Museum of Korea many years ago resulted in the printed hand drawings of numerous symbolic images. The images on the surface of the pots reflect what the people valued or wished for, such as longevity, fertility, or prosperity and the majority of the pots were created by unknown potters (mostly struggling lower-class people). This project is to make my entire creative process into a ritual performance, as well as to create an immersive setting that allows viewers to become a part of the ritual as if those anonymous artisans took their work as part of the ritual. (Photos by Yongho Bae)