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The ‘abstract’ project focuses on the moment when different colours of thread meet and a new colour appears. Wherever pieces overlap and touch, light reflects differently, setting the beat and the breathing of the surface. Even when I repeat the same shape, the pressure of the hand and the time I spend make each result slightly different. These small differences add up to a rhythm across the whole field.
I hear rhythm and breath in these tiny shifts. As in Paul Klee’s work, following the same form never produces the same outcome; those small changes create a music-like cadence. I also look to the order of joining in traditional Korean patchwork (jogakbo). Rather than copying its shapes, I build the picture through the seams where pieces meet and through the flow of the layers.
In abstract, combinations of colours take the lead. As different threads overlap, cross, and sit side by side, they move beyond their own hues and a third colour emerges. This is not the physical mixing of pigments, but an optical and tactile blend produced by the thread’s grain, its sheen, and the rhythm of placement. The palette is limited, yet colour multiplies through relationships. The surface moves between geometric order and the rhythm of the hand, revealing a loop in which light organises form, and form, in turn, tunes the light.
