ESTELLE YOON
Portrait of My Mother (엄마의 초상화)
35mm Film, photograph 63 x 42cm
'Portrait of My Mother (엄마의 초상화)' is a deeply personal piece from my series Apricity in Anseong. This photograph captures a moment of quiet reflection, evoking the warmth of the winter sun—what the term 'apricity' embodies—during the cold days spent in the outskirts of Seoul. In tracing memories of my late mother, the image reflects the tension between presence and absence, and the weight of nostalgia. This portrait becomes a visual space where the warmth of memory contrasts with the coldness of loss, inviting viewers into the emotional landscape of my motherland.