TITLE: I want to be a tree

I think I was too weak to face the winds of the world. I had more dreams and more effort than anyone else, but the world did not allow me to easily walk my way. It was only the wound of the body and the mind that was left over time. The tree I met at the top was deeply rooted in the desolate land. The tree stood there all the time, whether it was hot or cold, night or day. The trees, which are not shaken by the mass winds of the world, did not easily get angry or easily shake. I really envy such a tree. So I also want to live like a tree.

For me, the tree is the portrait of the future. In the future, I wanted to find such a view shared by me and the tree. The tree is always pointing to the sky, so my lens is also pointing to the sky. There was a big difference between the tree we see and the tree the tree see. Which I and the tree become one were made of multiple exposures of the camera. Only part of himself and sky are visible from the perspective of the tree toward the sky. So most of the images were expressed in black and white. Now I wish to be strong like a tree. I want to be a tree.

AUTHOR: Kyoungsoo Kim (Korea, Republic of)

Kyoungsoo Kim is a photographer based in Korea. He used to be a scientist and a venture entrepreneur before being a photographer. He has been constantly trying new ways of working in photography. He chose ‘Light Painting Method’ to give uniqueness to his works as displayed at his two solo exhibitions. Apart from solo exhibitions, He has participated in 20 group and invitational exhibitions and received an excellent prize at the 4th Korea International Photo Festival in 2017. All his work is working in a unique way to create a photo image by composing a stage in the darkroom, manually opening the shutter, and painting with four small lights.