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The present is never completely separated from what came before.
Some elements of the past continue to inhabit everyday life,
quietly persisting as the world around them changes.
In the streets of Bukchon, traditional lanterns illuminate the darkness alongside cameras,
traffic signs and contemporary infrastructure.
Their warm light seems to belong to another time, yet they remain part of the present,
functioning within a city that has continued to evolve around them.
Still Here explores the relationship between memory and contemporaneity,
looking at how different moments in time can coexist within the same everyday landscape.
Rather than seeing the past as something preserved or distant,
the photographs observe its quiet persistence within the present.
The present is never completely
separated from what came before.
Some elements of the past continue
to inhabit everyday life,
quietly persisting as the world
around them changes.
In the streets of Bukchon, traditional lanterns illuminate the darkness alongside cameras, traffic signs and contemporary infrastructure.
Their warm light seems to belong to another time, yet they remain part of the present,
functioning within a city that has continued
to evolve around them.
Still Here explores the relationship between memory and contemporaneity,
looking at how different moments in time can coexist within the same everyday landscape.
Rather than seeing the past as something preserved or distant,
the photographs observe its quiet
persistence within the present.
Still Here













