The slow-looking will allow the audience to feel the depth that emerges from the boundaries between the small interconnected squares on the canvas. You may find your gaze reaches the depths of the serene, calm, static, and meditative variations of color. This immersive experience is born of the distinctive painting technique deployed by Chung Sang-Hwa. First, the unstretched canvas is covered with a layer of pure white kaolin. The gooey canvas is then folded and bent along horizontal and vertical axes. Where cracks appear on the canvas, he torns away the dried clay and fills the spaces with acrylic paint. This process of applying, drying, bending, folding, tearing, and filling is repeated over and over again, creating Chung’s signature surface. The works are not “painted”, but rather, “crafted”. The work begins with the artist’s meticulous planning, but then it expands spontaneously, as if it’s shaping on its own. When it reaches perfect harmony, perfect balance, and perfect form, the artist steps away and the work is complete.