The selfie series was intrigued by tiny hidden cameras in women's public bathrooms in South Korea. Who's afraid of the close-up skin?



Taking a Selfie

She said, "Why don't you look at a mirror?"
But taking a selfie is so different from looking at a mirror. "It helps me find out a new version of myself. My camera is a much more exciting mirror than just a mirror."

She said, "Let me take a photo of you."
But being taken a picture by someone is a totally different experience than taking a selfie myself. "I love myself when I take my own picture. I endure the shame. I endure the pain of being myself."

She said, "Let us take a picture together."
But taking a picture with others is totally different from taking a picture of just one person only, only ME. "Me, myself, and I. I stand here alone in the world. I don't let anyone come into my life. Only I can endure this weight of glory."



Taking a Selfie 2

Taking a selfie is like taking a picture of what you are eating inside your mouth. You don't know what is what anymore. All is smashed into pieces. Why would you look into my mouth? Why would you?

I don't mind showing the inside of my mouth to you. But why would you look into it? Please stop looking at my selfies. Please. All is smashed into pieces. I look right into the lens.

But why would you?



Taking a Selfie 3

My lips have many wrinkles.
As many as my freckles.
As many as my dead skins.
As many as my hair.

My lips are very soft.
As much as my hair.
As much as my skin.
As much as my tongue.

My lips are also very vicious.
As much as you are.
As much as I am.
As much as a dog is.

My lips are asymmetrical.
As much as the tower of Pisa.
As much as your favoritism.
As much as your opinion.



Taking a Selfie 4

I look at my palm with many wrinkles.
I look at my palm as if it is a mirror.

My palm says I'm not going to live long.
If I can't live long, I will take as many selfies as I can.
So that people won't know who I really was.
They will get so much confused by my selfies.

I look at my palm with many wrinkles.
I look at my palm as if it is a mirror.

My palm says that you don't really think of me.
If I can't help feeling miserable because of you,
I will keep taking as many selfies as possible.
So I can forget your face.
I will be so impressed by how much I'm into myself.



Taking a Selfie 5

I feel used. You called me to meet you in the cafe. After I came home after meeting you, I felt used by you. What do you want from me? Why do you invest your time in me? I have nothing to offer you.

I feel used. You smiled a lot today, but I couldn't make you laugh like me. I don't feel good about our time today. But what can I do? I had to have this experience so that I don't see you next time.

I feel used. Like used butter. I'm still thinking about what to say if you call me again. I'm looking at my phone all the time. I'm waiting for you to call me back.



Taking a Selfie 6

I'm waiting for my freckles to appear under the sunlight. When they appear on the surface, I will catch their shadows and eat them up.



Taking a Selfie 7

My skin is very greasy.
My skin is very greasy.

It shines under the sunlight as the river does.
It shines under the sunlight as the river does.

My skin is very soft.
My skin is very soft.

It touches me like the summer breeze.
It touches me like the summer breeze.

My skin touches the air.
My skin touches the air.

And I yawn.
And I yawn.



Taking a Selfie 8

I take a selfie to please myself.
I take a selfie to harm myself.
I take a selfie to defeat you.
I take a selfie to comfort me.
I take a selfie to survive.