Meryem Kirca (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)

Meryem Kirca (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)

"My Korea is a country that is prospering in modernity while holding onto its unique traditional culture. I am very interested in Korean art and hope to learn more about it over the course of my studies, which is why I portrayed my Korea in a drawing using elements of the Korean folk art 민화 minhwa as well as contemporary motifs, depicting them in a more modern and minimalistic way, yet only using the traditional Korean color spectrum 오방색 obangsaek.

As art always leaves room for interpretation the beholder of this drawing is encouraged to do so."