The Emergence of Self Image from Within is a series of works developed from the artist’s personal life exper iences. Through the process es of gazing, self identity, and inner exploration, the exhibition examines how individuals gradually come to understand themselves through experience, emotion, and psychological transformation. The exhibited works are organized into four stages: Self Gazi ng , Being Gazed Upon , Inner Observation , and Returning to the World / Continuous Becoming . These stages reveal the gradual shift from externally defined identity toward the emergence of self from within. Combining figurative imagery, mental images, and sym bolic visual elements, the works employ circular canvases, tree rings, crystals, cracks, and kaleidoscopic forms to reflect themes of cycles, projection, limitation, scars, and the unknown within life experiences. For the artist, the self is not a fixed or complete entity, but an ongoing process of becoming shaped through perception, emotion, and lived experience. Rather than seeking a final answer, this exhibition invites viewers to revisit the self through artistic creation and to return to everyday life with renewed awareness and understanding.

Implemented by Department of Visual Arts
Date: 2026/06/18-2026/06/24