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In a field swept by wind, a horse lowers its head while a crow remains nearby; no clear path is visible, and both stay within the same uncertainty.
Byun Shi-Ji, Where To?, 1990 · FŪDO 081

Core 30/CORE 22 / 30

CORE 22 · ARCHIVE 081 · 1990 · Middle Jeju

Where To?

어디로

  • Loss of direction
  • answerless companionship
  • stopping

Before the painting

In a field swept by wind, a horse lowers its head while a crow remains nearby; no clear path is visible, and both stay within the same uncertainty.

Art-Historical Structure

The horse is not merely lost on an existing road; the road itself has been erased. It remains rather than moving blindly.

The crow offers no answer and gives no direction. Companionship means staying within uncertainty without forcing a destination upon the other.

Key Sentence

Even without an answer, remaining before a being that has lost direction may itself become a path.CORE 22 · Where To? · 1990

Image and base identification: byunshiji.org / works / 081
Philosophical statements are critical interpretations grounded in the work, not presented as direct quotations from the artist.

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