Reflection by Jaehun Park begins with a near-hypnotic image: light moves across a narrow vertical strip of digital water. What we see is not nature itself, but a convincingly simulated surface – an artificial skin where technology and sensory experience converge.
Park transforms the LCD screen into a sculptural object. Its shape recalls a mirror or a totemic column, but it’s the slow, continuous motion that gives the work its intensity. The vertical orientation draws the eye downward, slows perception, invites focus. With a runtime of 5 minutes and 27 seconds, the work is measured and rhythmic – it demands presence.
This digital water mirror is more than a formal study: it opens onto Park’s broader artistic concerns, where virtual representation, sensory experience, and existential reflection intersect. Light becomes insight, water becomes consciousness, simulation becomes sensation.
With Reflection, Park offers a quiet, stylized intervention – minimalist and precise. A work that slows us down, sharpens perception, and reminds us of the act of looking.