CENTRAL READING
Sea Village
One can leave because someone remains; one can return because someone keeps the place.
PERIOD & MOTIFS
Late Jeju, 1996–2013
Survival, reduction, noon, the single dot and the last work.
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LIFE & TIME
Chronological coordinates
- 2002Sea Village was created and registered in the official archive.
- REVIEWLate Jeju, 1996–2013 · Survival, reduction, noon, the single dot and the last work.
THE PAINTER’S VOICE
Related oral history
- Session 5The Jeju Style and Scenes of Life
- Session 6Jeju’s Primal Landscape and Life
- Session 7Imagined Landscape and Independent Artistic World
RESEARCH
Research paths
- RESEARCHPainter and FūdoOpen source →
- RESEARCHA Century of WindOpen source →
- RESEARCHIconography of the Bent BodyOpen source →
EVIDENCE
Evidence and interpretation
| Grade | Claim | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2002 · Sea Village | Title, year and image in the official 100 Works archive. |
| B | Visible form and recurring motifs | Direct comparison of image, artwork text and related works. |
| B | Late Jeju, 1996–2013 | Formal comparison within the reviewed chronological group. |
| C | Links to life, testimony and research | Curatorial relations proposed for research navigation. |
Related Works
Works to view together
FŪDO 090 · 2001
The Gaze
The horse on the cliff quietly watches the departing boat and every moment once shared.
FŪDO 041 · 2003
The Sea Is the Haenyeo's Tears
The blue sea endures until it fades yellow. The sea becomes the tears of the haenyeo.
FŪDO 061 · 1997
Empty House on the Left, Empty House on the Right
Life may be the act of choosing one empty place between two houses and filling it with one's warmth.
FŪDO 068 · 2003
Apparition
Human and horse become one mass of stone, an apparition of a heart unable either to leave or to stop waiting.
FŪDO 092 · 2005
Ieodo
The returned empty boat is the only evidence that the fisherman reached Ieodo.
FŪDO 010 · 2011
The Sea of Jeju
The sea does not only divide; it also keeps distant lives within the same body of water.