[사람 없는 초상] 아이를 재운 밤 아홉 시 반

A portrait of a person made without the person: the living room of a typical Korean apartment (warm-toned laminate floor, white wallpaper, a low sofa against the wall, a wall-mounted TV and a balcony sliding door) at 9:30 PM right after a small child has finally been put to sleep. The toys have been swept hastily into one corner, a play mat still has a row of little lumpy clay animals the child made lined up along the edge, a picture book lies open face down on the sofa, a half-folded pile of laundry sits on the floor, and a mug of tea has gone cold on the coffee table. A baby monitor glows on the side table. Only a single floor lamp is on. No people, no text, no letters, no logos.