Han Ji-young Solo Exhibition: Childhood in Forest

"A child met in the forest — perhaps therefore a forgotten self." The artist, raised and still living close to forest and nature in a small Bulgarian city, paints nature and the forest as a comforting, ever-familiar presence, akin to a mother's embrace — a presence that has shaped her own character, and now perhaps her child's as well.

Han Ji-young studied religious art in Bulgaria and works primarily in oil pastel, using its distinctive texture to convey a soft, natural gentleness that offers viewers calm and peace. Recurring images of children evoke the love embodied by the figure of "mother," offering everyday comfort and healing.