Playing Marbles

72.7 x 50 cm, Oil on Canvas, 2025-2026

The giant marbles dominating the canvas are the result of condensed,
cherished memories from the past.
The transparent materiality of the marbles, realistically depicted,
projects a state of being untainted by the gaze of others or the prejudices of the world.
The colors of national flags swirling within the marbles
go beyond external definitions of nationhood,
stripping away artificial labels like nationality or race
to urge a contemplation of the essential innocence and goodness we must restore.
It is an attempt to awaken the universal truth
residing deep within human existence beyond all artificial divisions.
In contrast, the white lines are free-form graffiti,
visualizing a primal innocence
that remains unbound by any social standards or regulations.