Chanju Lee

Birth and Women in Mythology: Metaphors and Symbols of Women and Mothers in the Art Project, the Birth Chanju Lee

The Birth is a multi-media video installation inspired by my personal experiences of a miscarriage and the births of my two children. The work is influenced by the mythologies found in Korean culture that focus on the mother figure as a "Great Mother". She is an "ideal woman", a "good mother" and a "sincere wife". Working abstractly across the media of painting, video, digital animation, and the paintings of my son, The Birth exploits metaphors and symbols, to tell the story of women, especially the stories of mothers. The work speaks to motherly love and my own identity as an artist and a mother.