An artist exploring fundamental human emotion
In Crowd, Seoul-based artist Yanghee Chang captures the quiet tension between isolation and connection – between the self and the endless presence of others. In Korean culture, plants such as juniper, lavender, willow, and Photinia carry symbolic meanings of resilience, calm, renewal, and change. In Yanghee’s work, they form a living backdrop – the “crowd” against which each translucent human figure stands. Each piece becomes a small study of the individual and their place within the collective, a meditation on how anxiety, solitude, and emptiness shape our experience of being among others.
