Moo-dum is a visual collage resembling a family tree, tracing the intersections of identity. It layers and pieces together images that map out how every string connected to someone or somewhere shapes the person we are today. 
At its core, the work is about inheritance-- not only of blood, but of environment, memory, and influence. Each branch reflects relationships and experiences that form an evolving portrait. Moo-dum also confronts themes of surveillance, acknowledging how identity is not only self-defined, but it is also observed. categorized, and shaped under and by external gazes.
I recontextualized personal photographs and fragments of lived experience into a collage that mirrors the branching structure of a family tree. Through layering and repetition, the work is an intimate archive, capturing the duality of identity as something personal yet constructed.
American Dream is an abstract audio exploration using dialogue excerpts from Minari, directed by Lee Isaac Chung. The project examines familial immigrant dynamics, highlighting the tensions and emotional baggage that shape the experience of first and second-generation families. By isolating and re-contextualizing dialogue, I aimed to evoke both intimacy and tension. By layering and distorting ambient textures and samples, I sought to capture the complex emotions of hope, frustration, nostalgia, and longing inherent to the immigrant experience. 
To accompany the soundscape, I created an experimental graphic sound score that translates the audio into visual form. Using waveforms, fragmented text, and charcoal-like brush strokes, the score reflects the dissonance of the soundscape. The Korean characters are dispersed like echoes of a memory, layered with organic, distorted textures and gestural strokes. Through this visual extension, I hope to evoke both a sense of intimacy and the turbulence of the immigrant experience.
The goal was to craft a soundscape that communicates a narrative and emotions without relying on visuals, allowing listeners to feel the weight and nuance of these familial relationships. ​​​​​​​