In the latest work, Seo-Yu-Rok, the Tales of Mr.Hong, HONG Soun follows the journey of Lady Kim of Gangneung from the book Seo-Yu-Rok, the underlying theme and motive of the festival. The landscapes that Kim may have encountered based on the book were collected for this work. It is simply not possible to picture the exact scenery that Kim would have encountered 110 years ago. However, the artist has explored possible proximities: the sight of Daegwallyeong when walking the Old Daegwallyeong Road, the town of Ungyo-ri in Pyeongchang on the way to Seoul, Morijae Hills of Jinburyeong, Dumulmeori in Yangpyeong, etc. the places where the book mentions. Images of Seoul in the midst of its modernization and Sadaemun, where Kim witnessed and grieved at the presence of the Japanese colonial empire are collected together. In this way, HONG Soun overlays the landscapes of Kim’s journey from Gangneung to Seoul heading west on a single canvas, presenting a newly sensed imaginative landscape.
