Vessels for the Heart
Koo Bohnchang
Hangil Publishing
Softcover
96 pages
200 x 250 mm
2006
ISBN 899163616003660
“Like a small spark that leads to a big fire, sometimes my biggest artistic project begins with a trivial matter, such as a piece of a photograph that I encountered or a line of a phrase that I read to pass time. I believe every piece of an artistic object contains a piece of the artist’s spirit. As many pottery historians have pointed out, Baekja porcelains from the Joseon period can be best described as a marvelous artistic achievement that’s only possible from a non-self or selfless status of mind which is free from all desire to make things good looking. Now, I am back from my long journey of seventy thousand kilometers in searching for Korean Baekja porcelain, scattered all over the world in different museums. I feel that the once lost Baekja is now sitting next to me, breathing together as I do, as if the spirit of the craftsman has returned Korea in my photographs.”
About the Artist
Koo Bohnchang, born in Seoul in 1953, is one of South Korea’s leading photographers. After graduating with a degree in Business Administration from Yonsei University, he pursued photography at the Fachhochschule Hamburg in Germany, earning a Diploma in Photography Design.
After returning to Korea in 1985, he played a pivotal role in shaping the foundations of contemporary Korean photography as both an artist and exhibition curator. Koo established a unique presence in the Korean art scene through his concise and minimalist photographic language.
bckoo.com
(Source: http://www.bckoo.com/biography)
About the Publisher
Hangil Publishing is a premiere publisher of art and philosophy books, based in Seoul, Korea.
