In Paris, December 2022, I saw Edvard Munch’s special exhibition at Musée d’Orsay where I was able to see his lifelong works in one place. Through the exhibition, I learned that Munch had to constantly experience death of the close relationships, mostly family members from the young age and all throughout his life. Due to this, a lot of his paintings holds the theme of impermanence and death. The main reason why I was intrigued was because I didn’t even have to read the description to know the theme of his works, because the paintings were strong enough to tell the story themselves.
 

According to 'Edvard Munch’s Mermaid', written by John Zarobell, the symbol of shoreline is illustrated in depth which I found deeply connects with my own work. The shoreline, where the water and the land meets constantly appears in Munch’s works. They bridge, but also separates two different realms and living beings inside each realm. The symbolism of shoreline is also referenced in my own work which can be seen in page 23 of this pdf.

The difference between Munch’s shoreline and my shoreline is that whereas Munch’s shoreline serves as a line that cannot be croseed, the shoreline in my own work is something that can be interpassed.

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