My practice explores the complex human emotions and their surrounding performances, people’s appearance, gender fluidity and femininity, with considerations of contemporary culture. Social media trends and current issues hugely influence my work and support me in deeply understanding the rich stories of our humanity. Life drawing with ceramics, mixing my cross-cultural and fashion experiences, breaks the boundaries and also bridges the gap between pottery and fine art to create a new blend of the two. “Life drawing in front of the living, breathing model is the most stimulating and challenging process for me, becoming almost a performance for an invisible audience.“ The expressive lines are communicated on the rough texture of the hand-moulded stoneware with a ceramic pencil. The jagged figure lines soften under the glaze. Subsequently, a variety of contemporary digital images are cut, layered and re-joined on the concave surface like a puzzle on top of the nude life drawing, leaving the human body visible underneath. I find myself drawn to my cultural roots in ceramics, making bowls that hold human figures and show the stories inside- In Korean philosophy, your mind is like a bowl holding all your knowledge and experience of your own humanity.