Courtesy of artist and Art Projects International, New York
Korean artist Seokmin Ko’s photographs look like normal landscapes, until you look closer. Hidden in each picture is a person standing in a random spot, hiding himself behind a large mirror.
Ko is concerned about the ways human beings lose their individualism in a judgmental society. He feels that people often hide their true natures to cater to the cultures and customs of their specific societies.
In this photo series titled ‘The Square’, Ko’s camouflaged subjects hide behind the mirrors as a “survival technique”, using them as “shelter” to escape from “controls by numerous views”. In the end, there is only a distorted image in place of the individual.
Courtesy of artist and Art Projects International, New York
Courtesy of artist and Art Projects International, New York
Courtesy of artist and Art Projects International, New York
Courtesy of artist and Art Projects International, New York
Courtesy of artist and Art Projects International, New York
Courtesy of artist and Art Projects International, New York
Courtesy of artist and Art Projects International, New York
Courtesy of artist and Art Projects International, New York
Courtesy of artist and Art Projects International, New York
Courtesy of artist and Art Projects International, New York
[via Detail Daily, images via Seokmin Ko]