Earting began during a visit to my hometown, Busan, where I returned in search of new inspiration. Walking along the shoreline, I noticed elderly people moving barefoot through the shallow water. They called the practice "Earting." When I asked why they did it, one of them smiled and said, "I don't know if it really changes anything. I simply enjoy looking at the ground while time passes."
That simple response stayed with me. As I joined them, the repetitive movement of the waves and the familiar coastline gradually brought back fragments of childhood memories. Rather than recalling specific events, I became aware of how memories quietly emerge through rhythm, place, and time.
This series reflects that experience. The same image is painted repeatedly across three transparent resin layers, allowing light to pass through the work and creating subtle shifts in depth and perception. The layered structure mirrors the way memories accumulate, overlap, and transform over time. What remains is not an accurate record of the past, but an emotional landscape shaped by remembrance.
