Crevice

This work merges realism and impressionism, drawing its overall composition from Jean-François Millet’s The Gleaners. While the structure references the original, the painting technique adopts an impressionistic approach. The women in the scene represent the Korean Comfort Women who were subjected to sexual violence by Japanese soldiers during wartime. The faceless man looming over them symbolizes their abusers. The red hues surrounding his feet and tinting the distant buildings indicate both the source and the setting of the violence. Although rendered impressionistically, the palette remains dark and muted to reflect the obscurity, fear, and complexity surrounding this tragic history.