Ground (2026) Original Oil Painting by Marina Ogai

The hanbok is a whole form of belonging, worn by someone with no ground under them. A homeland on the body – and no land underfoot.

Belonging isn't chosen – it's handed to you ahead of time and in full: place, lineage, language, the very “where you're from.” You can accept it without reserve, wear it honestly and fully, never taking it off. But what's given lies on top of you, not beneath your feet, and the more fully you carry it, the clearer this rift becomes: the form is all there, down to the last detail, and beneath it, no footing at all.

And at some point you can no longer tell which is you and which is it: whether it holds you or you hold it. No leaving, no returning, no refusing – because giving up one side doesn't make the other yours. Everything that says where you're from stays with you for good.

Ships stretched and ready to hang, in a protective box.

Materials used:

oil

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 90 x 120 x 5cm (unframed)
• Ready to hang
• Signed certificate of authenticity
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: People and portraits

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