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Jun Ahn — Self-Portrait (Seoul)
Jun Ahn

Self-Portrait (Seoul)

A solitary figure stands at the edge of a high-rise building in Seoul, her back turned to the viewer as she faces the vast urban sprawl stretching endlessly into the horizon. Jun Ahn captures a striking tension between vulnerability and defiance, the human form appearing simultaneously small against the towering cityscape yet boldly commanding in its solitary presence. The crisp, luminous quality of the archival pigment print, face-mounted to Plexiglas, lends the image a cinematic depth and ethereal clarity that heightens the emotional weight of the scene.

Medium
Archival pigment print, face-mounted to Plexiglas.

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May 19, 2016

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Jun Ahn, Self-Portrait (Seoul)

A solitary figure stands at the edge of a high-rise building in Seoul, her back turned to the viewer as she faces the vast urban sprawl stretching endlessly into the horizon. Jun Ahn captures a striking tension between vulnerability and defiance, the human form appearing simultaneously small against the towering cityscape yet boldly commanding in its solitary presence. The crisp, luminous quality of the archival pigment print, face-mounted to Plexiglas, lends the image a cinematic depth and ethereal clarity that heightens the emotional weight of the scene.

Medium
Archival pigment print, face-mounted to Plexiglas.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Minimalist, Introspective, Photographic, Archival Pigment Print, Portrait, Modern, Self-Portrait, South Korean, Contemporary