Joo Lee Kang
Region: Northeast
City / State: Boston, MA
By drawing mutated animals and plants, I question nature’s
place in the modern context. What is nature? What is natural?
The subjects I portray in my drawings reflect the ambiguity
of the possible definitions. They show that I feel at a loss to
describe what is natural in our present day. Cross-breeding,
genetic engineering—the ways in which humans can control
and reconfigure the natural process—become more abundant
as technology advances. Should the results of such humandeveloped
processes be construed as a part of nature, or should
nature exist independently of human progress?