The grand focus of this project is my ancestry. Being risen as a Russian, my Korean identity has gone into the background. The research for this project has been mostly done in Seoul in Autumn 2012. For two weeks I have been travelling around town and collecting imagery related to the Korean historical costumes and lifestyle. For that purpose alone, I have gone into the Folk village.
MATRIX OF ORIGIN, 2013
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