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    Wavelets
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    Wavelets, Yein Son, 2023, ink on fabric, 181 x 116 cm

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    Close up of ink on fabric artwork
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    Wavelets (close up), Yein Son, 2023, ink on fabric, 181 x 116 cm

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    Moon
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    Moon, Yein Son, 2023, ink on fabric, 170 x 120 cm

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    Milky Way Lovers
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    Milky Way Lovers, Yein Son, 2023, ink, coloured pencil, and crayon on fabric, 72.5 x 60.3 cm

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Yein Son – MA/MFA/PhD

Central to my work is the physical analogy between the surface of a painting and bodily skin, its relevant metaphors, and interpretations. In addition to painting’s materiality and ‘skin-like’ tactility, I have considered the symbolic value of ‘skin’ as a medium and painting method. Using psychoanalyst Didier Anzieu’s concept of the ‘Skin-ego’ that defines the ego’s development, I have investigated the metaphor of skin as a thin interface between inner and outer. I have extrapolated this to develop a practice of painting with a specific haptic visual vocabulary based on layering.