[시선 詩仙]: Perspective
2025
Illustrations
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[시선 詩仙]: Perspective uses the Korean word 시선 (“gaze”) and an underscore to represent how perspective shifts depending on who is looking, as well as when and where they are looking from. The work explores landscapes through photographs taken by members of my family—my father in Vietnam, my mother in Pohang, South Korea, my brother in Seoul, and myself in Philadelphia—reflecting our physical distance while emphasizing our emotional connection.
Each illustration is based on a photograph from these different locations, capturing landscapes shaped by their specific time of day and environment. The images are developed through three stages: line sketch, black-and-white rendering, and full color.
Inspired by the atmospheric visual styles of Hayao Miyazaki and Makoto Shinkai, the illustrations depict quiet landscapes that subtly convey themes of family, distance, and shared harmony.
Illustrations in order of: father, mother, brother, and my view.