Scanned 35mm Color Film | 17 x 13 inches | 2025
A child is taking a peaceful nap with her mother.
Fabricated memories
A research-based staged photography project exploring the malleability of memory and the reliability of photographic media. By meticulously recreating the aesthetics of 1990s Korean family portraits, I constructed memories that never existed—questioning how personal memory is shaped by social codes and collective performance.
Integrating psychology and visual anthropology, this ongoing series earned a Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA) Honorable Mention.
Scanned 35mm Color Film | 13 x 17 inches | 2025
Scanned 35mm Color Film | 17 x 13 inches | 2025
A child blowing out candles on a white cream cake to celebrate her 9th birthday.
Scanned 35mm Color Film | 11 x 8.5 inches | 2025
A harmonious family portrait taken in the living room, with everyone smiling neatly at the camera.
Scanned 35mm Color Film | 8.5 x 11 inches | 2025
In stark contrast to the parents' bright smiles, the child stares blankly into the camera.
Scanned 35mm Color Film | 8.5 x 11 inches | 2025
A child lying on the living room floor, drawing for a summer vacation assignment.
Scanned 35mm Color Film | 11 x 8.5 inches | 2025
A family smiling and flashing V-signs toward an unseen presence. Whose gaze is this?
Scanned 35mm Color Film | 8.5 x 11 inches | 2025
A child riding on their father's shoulders, smiling with a small fruit picked from the home garden.
Scanned 35mm Color Film | 17 x 13 inches | 2025
An empty alleyway, where a child stands with her face hidden behind a pinwheel.