The Ode to Grandmother Flowers
Joy Baek
The Ode to Grandmother Flowers
Joy Baek
Reference
SAS0150_001
Year
2022
Dimensions (cm)
Height: 64
Length: 73
Depth: 13
Length: 73
Depth: 13
Materials
mixture of iron powder and plaster, latex and rusted metal
Current Location
Glasgow
Suitable Locations for the Work
- Indoors
- Outdoors
- Wall-mounted
Background, history, commissioner of the work
Overall, the majority of the artworks from my latest research are rooted in the Korean folklore about Pulsatilla Koreana which most Koreans know as a Grandmother Flower due to its external features reminding of elders. Throughout my oeuvre, the flower has been used as a representation of socially and culturally underrepresented groups. In my latest works, the plant was primarily used as a symbol of parents, elders, or sometimes forgotten/disappearing things.
Thematic/contextual information
The Ode to Grandmother Flowers is highlighting the sublime love, care, and sacrifice of parents by borrowing the imagery of a rusty cross shined on the top of a roof which used to be spotted in the gentrified area in Seoul, Korea.
