I painted a person after self-portrait for 10 years. Even though there are many people, it looks like one person if looking at it closely. They are images from the drawing note. My motif 'People are different, equal and precious' started from studying in Germany about 10 years ago.

However, this thought doesn't occurred when painting. Even a painting doesn't try to explain or deliver any messages. I feel uncomfortable when people say that a painting is not aesthetically innocent due to a deflective or social critical message inside. Thus, I took away an expression from people's faces in the painting.

- Ung-pil Byen