
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.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs
May 19, 2016
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