Title: Mind Garden
Everyone has a garden in their mind.
It doesn’t differ much from the garden in front of our house.
Some tend to their gardens, while others leave them as it is.
The one thing different is that the garden in our mind is invisible,
so people can pretend they are okay, even when it’s a complete mess.
When I paint about the Mind Garden, I use earthy-colored canvas.
It represents earth which means,
soil in a kitchen garden
soil grows rice and wheat
soil as the root of life.
On the soil, with the mind
raising flowers
feeding families
keeping my first resolution,
I paint and write.
Garden has two meanings.
Garden in English and
가든 In Korean which means feeling refreshed and light-hearted.
May I be able to keep my mind garden refreshed and light-hearted …
I paint and write with the prayer.
When we work in a garden,
we tend, nurture, and manage it to keep it in good condition.
If we tend to our mind garden as we do our kitchen garden,
our mind will be refreshed and light-hearted.
Reflecting upon
what I should plant? Where I should plant?
Worrying about
what I should do when there’s heavy rain or drought.
I try to listen to my own heart and ask
what your wish is,
where you want to arrive in your whole life.
It must be a meaningful place or significant thing.
For a long time, I longed for the answer.
And finally, what I’ve got is a
Mind Garden.
Surprisingly simple and humble answer.
Yet, all I want to have is
my own refreshed, light-hearted mind garden.
* Let’s look inside my mind.
This is the beginning of the project
The project includes painting, installation art, and writing
It ponders how should I take care of it and tend to the garden within.
Everyone has a garden in their mind.
It doesn’t differ much from the garden in front of our house.
Some tend to their gardens, while others leave them as it is.
The one thing different is that the garden in our mind is invisible,
so people can pretend they are okay, even when it’s a complete mess.
When I paint about the Mind Garden, I use earthy-colored canvas.
It represents earth which means,
soil in a kitchen garden
soil grows rice and wheat
soil as the root of life.
On the soil, with the mind
raising flowers
feeding families
keeping my first resolution,
I paint and write.
Garden has two meanings.
Garden in English and
가든 In Korean which means feeling refreshed and light-hearted.
May I be able to keep my mind garden refreshed and light-hearted …
I paint and write with the prayer.
When we work in a garden,
we tend, nurture, and manage it to keep it in good condition.
If we tend to our mind garden as we do our kitchen garden,
our mind will be refreshed and light-hearted.
Reflecting upon
what I should plant? Where I should plant?
Worrying about
what I should do when there’s heavy rain or drought.
I try to listen to my own heart and ask
what your wish is,
where you want to arrive in your whole life.
It must be a meaningful place or significant thing.
For a long time, I longed for the answer.
And finally, what I’ve got is a
Mind Garden.
Surprisingly simple and humble answer.
Yet, all I want to have is
my own refreshed, light-hearted mind garden.
* Let’s look inside my mind.
This is the beginning of the project
The project includes painting, installation art, and writing
It ponders how should I take care of it and tend to the garden within.
< 마음 가든 >
인간의 마음 안, 가든이 존재한다
집 앞의 것과 다름 없어 누구는 가꾸고 누구는 버려둔다
다만 다른 한 가지는, 보이지 않는다
덕분에 괜찮은 척 할 수 있다 실은, 그렇지 않음에도
캔버스는 흙색을 사용한다
집 앞 뜰의 흙, 벼와 밀을 키우는 흙, 생명의 근원인 흙, 그 위
정원 깊이 꽃과 나무 가꾸는
벼와 밀 키워 서로를 먹이는
처음 다짐 잊지 않길 바라는, 마음 심으며 작품한다
가든은 중의한다
영어의 garden, 한글의 마음이 가볍고 상쾌한 상태
내 안의 가든이 가든한 상태를 유지할 수 있기를…
기도하는 마음으로 작품한다
우리는 가든의 일을 할 때 가꾼다 한다
좋은 상태로 만들려 손질하고 보살피고 꾸려 간다
가든 가꾸듯 정성들여 마음 가꾸면, 마음 또한 가든하지 않을까
믿으며, 고심한다 무엇을 심을까 어디에 심을까
믿으며, 걱정한다 가물면 어쩌나 큰 비 오면 어쩌나
마음 안의 이야기를 가만 들으며, 묻는다
너의 바람 무엇인지
네 삶을 온통 바쳐 어디로 가고 싶은 것인지
무언가 의미심장한 멋진 것 멋진 곳 아닐까, 기대로
긴 시간 공들인 고뇌 그 끝, 만난 답은
마음 가든
김새고 힘 빠질만치 소박한, 별 것 아닌 것 별 것 아닌 곳
그럼에도 못내, 이루고 싶은 것 이르고 싶은 곳
마음 한 가득, 가볍고 상쾌한 나의 마음 가든.
+글과 미술로 이루어진 <마음 가든 프로젝트>의 시작에 대하여.
결과물은 회화, 설치, 글 등의 다매체를 포함한다.
