TOKYO-2019

Concerning The Abstract In Photography

  • Photographer
    Jung Hanjo
  • Agency / Studio
    Kong Media
  • Technical Info
    Nikon Coolpix A / 28mm
  • Photo Date
    2017. 11.

I attempted a unique experiment of abstract photographs by taking photographs of ancient tombs of monarchs and the royal families of the Ancient Korea. While capturing the abstract shape of the ancient tomb itself, I added some simple drawings of figurative symbols that I was inspired by paintings of Malevich, the Russian painter, to express becoming and unbecoming between ‘the abstract’ and ‘the photographed abstract.’ I explored a new possibility for the abstract photography in this project. The eight photographs are the outcome of the experiment.

I am a Korean photographer and photo critic. I majored in fine art and photography in Hongik University, Korea and got a doctor’s degree in Art Plastic. I am the first doctor in photography in Korea and now teaching students in universities while working as photographer and photo critic. Furthermore, I have published many books and photo albums, for example 'Photo – Theory and Practice', 'A Guide to Photo Viewing', and 'Seoul by Night'.