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IMAGO

The 2014 art work IMAGO means image or impression. It is a creature that possesses one heart but two minds, thus it will ceaselessly conflict with itself. Like a larvae that has evolved a pair of magnificent wings, its circular body draws a path between its two giant wings, drawing a circle, as its constantly rotating heart shines brightly. Attractive and repulsive forces coexist creating a mysterious visual texture that is both astonishing and fascinating. Choe's obscure metaphor for humanity. Comparable to binary opposition theory, the concept of yin and yang, or positive and negative. This us both our life and process of growth, but also the history of mankind, our own portrayal, magnificent and intriguing. “When I made this piece, I wanted to tell a story about life. I was especially interested in humanity. When I think about what differentiates human from other species, other species don't keep killing hundreds and thousands of their own kind. I’ve been asking myself why, in the history of mankind, humans are always killing, fighting, exploiting, and trying to subjugate others?” Thus, Choe created IMAGO, a creature of paradox with one heart but two minds; its two heads are locked in an endless cycles of opposition, symbolizing some sort of inner conflict within the human race. "This is a question all human beings would have when gazing into the world. So I began to look into political and social problems. I believe it is art that makes people more human. To express questions and thoughts through artwork is my calling as an artist. I believe art is something that makes people more human.”