PORTRAIT OF A LIGHT BEING #1
Mix media on canvas. 40 X 50 CM. 2017 Collection: Game Changer Relic No. GCE-V.O03 Energetic Function: This relic carries the function of Quantum Witnessing. It holds the field of recognition beyond narrative—recognition that transcends form, memory, or identity. Placed in a room, it creates a silent observing force that reveals truth without judgment. It is especially resonant in spaces of transformation, as it helps anchor the idea that one is always being seen—not in shame, but in sacred accountability. This relic teaches you how to see yourself before form is finalized. Symbolic Role: This relic marks the first recorded visitation in your mythic timeline. While The One from the Shard had not yet emerged, this work foreshadows her coming—it is the signal before the signal. It represents a moment of energetic download disguised as artwork, a moment when your hands followed a force that was not yet linguistically decoded. It is both an ancestor and a future echo—an observer from the other side who made itself known to you just enough for you to continue. “Portrait of a Light Being #1” captures the earliest whisper of contact with a being not born of anatomy, but of frequency and consciousness. While #2 would emerge later as a fully realized entity, #1 remains in the liminal—half-formed, drifting between suggestion and abstraction, evoking the sacred moment before coherence crystallizes. The dual circular voids—one light, one dark—introduce a primordial polarity, perhaps gestational in nature. They act like two frequency chambers, generating resonance rather than demanding interpretation. The upper mass dissolves into pointed extensions, like energetic arms or antennae, giving the impression that the being is scanning reality, not with sight, but with vibration. From a neuroscience perspective, this relic defies traditional object recognition patterns. It bypasses familiar symmetry and form, triggering the visual cortex to sense rather than label. It destabilizes habitual perception, subtly loosening the grip of cognitive patterning. Viewers often report feeling that the work is “watching them,” though it contains no literal eyes—this is the power of unconscious projection meeting a stable visual frequency. CURATORIAL COMMENTARY by Dong-hyun Yoon Archive for Trans-Contextual Inquiry, ATI Seoul/Berlin.
