FŪDO 022 · 1984 · Middle Jeju · poem

Storm

폭풍

Basic information

Identifier	FŪDO 022
Title	Storm폭풍
Date	1984

Short commentary

The line follows the wind rather than the contour. It releases rather than encloses.

Artwork text · poem

Text by Byun Joung Hoon

A single tree
rises upward,
then, at the tip, is pulled wholly to one side.
The line does not follow the contour.
It was drawn along the wind.
The sky too flows to one side,
the grass too lies to one side,
and a single bird
is carried on that current.
The person leans forward,
pushing at the horse's back.
A line that confines
sets things upright, then breaks them.
A line that lets things flow
keeps them alive.
Within the line the wind has drawn,
everything
endures in one direction.
Because nothing was blocked,
nothing broke.