DIVISION

Hello. My name is Seunghoon Han, and I’m a photographer whose images capture states of division, as well as its absence. Perhaps it is because my home country is one of the most famous divided nations in the world that I grew keenly observant of this phenomenon, whether it is a grown man in isolation from the rest of the world, or the division between sky and land, or between “us” and “them.” While documenting these scenes, I myself become engaged in contemporary issues that are often the cause of many divides. In these efforts, I have come to realize that there is no singular "right" or "wrong" perspective, only varying shades of truth – all of which need to be seen, heard, and acknowledged. Thus, as much as I am a documentary photographer, I’m also an activist whose heart beats alongside those I photograph.