NYAB Event - Garam Lee "The Sound of Breathing"

Garam Lee "The Sound of Breathing"

Kips Gallery

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“I breathe. You breathe. We all breathe. We take the action of breathing for granted. As long as I breathe, I will be a living being. It is evident that I am an existing being on this earth.

In the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Sanskrit, “pranayama” means breath or extension of life force. When Buddhists practice meditation, breathing properly is the most crucial part. The action of breathing is correlated with life.

From the perspective of spiritual religions such as Buddhism and Christianity, breathing is intimately connected with all aspects of our being.

In Buddhism and Christianity, the action of breathing is considered as creating a life- I utilize this concept into my pieces. By applying hot glue in my pieces and exhaling across the surface for drying, I breathe life into my artworks. Through the action of exhaling my breath into the hot glue, my artworks form another layer of surface and they become the final product of my breath of life.”