BREAK_01

In this work, I deliberately damaged the piece I had drawn. Some parts of the damaged paper are torn. When such damage is done, many artworks simply become trash. However, I believe that the most beautiful form of beauty exists just before something turns into trash. The line between the most exquisite beauty and trash is truly razor-thin. This piece miraculously remains in that most beautiful state—preserved right at the very edge of becoming trash. It is one of the works in my series called "Eve of Collapse".

I wrote the character "壊”, meaning "break". In Zen, it is believed that one’s true nature reveals itself through the act of letting go. To break is not an act of denial or destruction, but a gesture of releasing attachment. When form collapses, essence appears for the first time.

Note: The work I submitted last year was presented in its original paper form, whereas this piece has been reinforced from the back with plaster.