Angel of the Mirror

In 2013, art works from the collection of the family of a former president Chun of South Korea appeared on the auction market. This news hit the headlines of every newspaper, which were full of stories that the family really had an eye for art, or that all of the works were sold at high prices. While reading them, I was doubtful about whether art was nothing but a decoration for power and rich and came to have a deep suspicion. There was a craft object in the collection, called “Angel of the Mirror,” a white angle holding a gem-mirror. I imagined that the mirror was constantly reflecting the image of a city Gwangju to its owner, like the magic mirror in the fairytale.