Kyun Chome

One day, I lay down on the beach and looked for a stone that would fit in my belly button. I picked up a few stones and put one in my belly button at a time.
One of the stones fit perfectly into my belly button. The stone had absorbed a lot of the sun's heat, and the heat slowly spread from the center of my body. It was a strange and happy feeling, as if the earth and my body were connected again. – Kyun Chome (Statement for the Kurobe City Art Museum solo exhibition Blue is the Color of the Soul, 2023)

Kyun Chome, known for a humorous and poetic approach, explores ways to connect with the sea in this exhibition. The artist swims holding a bag with a goldfish and invites audiences to walk with the sea. The small sea sampled from Jeju’s Gimnyeong Beach symbolizes the ever-flowing waters uniting the planet's oceans. This interaction offers a fresh perspective on our connection to Earth.