“Amor Fati”, my painting series started with “ Dangsan Tree” - a guardian tree of a village. The tree standing in front of my hometown scared me as a child.
But one day, when I grew up, the tree came to me as an embodied spirituality.
People in my town used to pray to the tree for their wishes and comfort.
For so long, they believed the tree has protected them from diseases and disasters. Whether it rained, snowed, or is windy, the tree stood there, wearing colorful fabric ribbons.
The tree taught me to wait. The tree has made me comfortable and confident. Looking up the tree, I came up with the phrase, “ Nietzsche’s Amor Fati”