ENTRY DESCRIPTION
It was about twenty-five years ago. I still remember the time when I was playing with dolls. The figures that looked just like human beings were talking, moving, and breathing just like me, just like us. I truly believed that they were alive. However, one day, I realized I completely forgot how they were doing. They just stopped talking to me. I do not remember when this had started exactly, but I noticed they became more and more silent as I grew up, as I lost my youth. And they have never talked to me again since. To realize and admit what happened to me was quite sad. I really wanted to see the world where they lived. Eventually, I have invented a way to see their world again with my camera. I named this way, ‘As I slept, I left my camera over there.’

AUTHOR
June Korea, is a New York based visual artist who uses photography as a bridge to invite viewers to his constructed fantasies. He received his B.F.A. from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA, United States, and received his M.F.A. from School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, United States. As a visual artist and storyteller, his goal is to create his imagined narrative and translate it into the real world. His hope for his work is that it will serve as a catalyst that stimulates to remember what people have lost and what they once believed in.

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