One Woman’s Story — My Story from the Women Exhibition
This work began with a quiet question: “Who am I as a woman?” To me, womanhood is not defined by the body alone, but shaped through care, labor, and the quietly inherited roles passed down through generations. Sewing connects me to the women in my family, bringing back memories of how their hands and hearts sustained the home. In Save Big, Memories on the Line, and She Who Connects, I follow the gestures of stitching, washing, and tying—everyday acts that reflect the often-unseen work of women. These pieces reflect the wisdom, strength, and quiet persistence that have been passed down to me. As a Korean American woman, I begin this journey with the hope of continuing what I carry within.
She Who Connects
Recycled materials 4 x 4 x 9 ft.
She Who Connects is a reflection of the identity I carry and the role I quietly long for as a woman. As someone shaped by generations before me, I find myself standing in between—between past and future, tradition and change, self and others.
This work weavestogether fragments of garments: a woman’s hanbok, a man’s shirt, and a child’s clothes. Their physical connection represents something deeper—the desire to nurture, to hold life together, to be the invisible thread that ties one generation to the next. Through this piece, I express not only who I am, but who I hope to be: a woman who connects, carries, and continues.
