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Where Light Blooms is an invitation into a space of silence, purity, and transcendence. My practice begins with fragments—delicate pieces of paper, cut by hand, layered and assembled into forms that echo the lotus and its leaves. These fragile materials, once separate, converge into a larger whole, becoming symbols of resilience and rebirth.
The lotus has long stood as a metaphor for awakening: rising from the depths, it seeks the light. Through vast installations and sculptural paper works, I aim to create an environment where this journey can be felt, not only seen. The whiteness is deliberate—it carries the essence of clarity, of renewal, and of untainted hope.
This body of work was conceived as a meditation on hope. In times of uncertainty, the act of cutting, arranging, and transforming paper becomes an intimate ritual, a way of affirming that even in silence, beauty and possibility can emerge.
In Where Light Blooms, light is not merely illumination, but a metaphor for the human spirit—quiet, enduring, and endlessly seeking. These works are not answers but offerings: spaces where viewers may pause, breathe, and perhaps find their own reflection of hope within the unfolding petals.
Sookkyung Park, originally from South Korea and now based in Maryland, is a sculptor known for her innovative paper-based artworks. She ran a successful Arts & Crafts studio in South Korea for 25 years before moving to the U.S. in her 50s. Park earned a B.A. in Studio Art from the University of Maryland in 2016 and an MFA from Towson University in 2023. Her work has been widely exhibited in juried shows both regionally and internationally. She has been featured in major publications like The Washington Post, The Korea Times, East City Art, Bmore Art, and other notable publications.
Park has won multiple awards, including two Best in 3-D Category honors from Contemporary Art Gallery Online. In 2023, she won First Prize in the international Paper Made competition by Fiber Art Now. Her piece Blooming was selected for Art on Paper at the 2024 New York Art Fair. In 2025, she received the prestigious Post-Graduate Residency at the Torpedo Factory Art Center. Park continues to explore themes of materiality, transformation, and cultural identity through paper sculpture.
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