Photographic prints
Paradises lost , Polaroid 600, instant film camera, unique piece. 2000/ 2005
Daily for one month, I photographed using Polaroid 600 instant film.
These images trace fragmented memories, from childhood to the present.
This past now exists only within.
People say this place no longer exists, that it has changed.
I wonder if it was ever the same for anyone—how they lived, how they connected to it. Was it like this when we were children? Maybe. My childhood was basketball, eating saimin, loneliness, seeking comfort in elders, and fearing other girls. I cried with joy when I left, escaping a reality where I never belonged.
Yet, I returned more often than to my native land. It became a place of solace, where I lived my most defining moments. When I was barely standing, it healed me. When I felt trapped, its silent nature restored me. Now, I see, feel, and long for a place that exists only in my mind.
I wonder if it was ever the same for anyone—how they lived, how they connected to it. Was it like this when we were children? Maybe. My childhood was basketball, eating saimin, loneliness, seeking comfort in elders, and fearing other girls. I cried with joy when I left, escaping a reality where I never belonged.
Yet, I returned more often than to my native land. It became a place of solace, where I lived my most defining moments. When I was barely standing, it healed me. When I felt trapped, its silent nature restored me. Now, I see, feel, and long for a place that exists only in my mind.