To see the world, one eye is enough.- Ahn Sang-soo

The first photo in the ONE EYE project is a self-portrait of ahn.sang-soo which was published as a magazine cover in the bogoseo/bogoseo in 1988. In it, he covered his one eye with his hand and covered his mouth with another hand. He found that besides by facial expression, he could express himself in this way which created a special effect. Later on, when ahn.sang-soo takes similar photos, he asks participants whom he meets by accident to pose in the same way. At the very beginning, he takes photos for pleasure and doesn't expect any outcome. Gradually, in the process of taking photos, ahn.sang-soo has a growing feeling. He feels that people are relating this gesture with their experience. These photos are unique and meaningful because they are endowed with participants' lives and comprehension. In a relaxing, simultaneous and interactive environment, the ONE EYE project is growing. For the last 20 years, this sportful behavior which neither set goals nor focus on results at first, while brewing and fermenting during the long time, becomes an interpersonal project that can endow lives with power and share positive emotion today. It is not only a part of ahn.sang-soo's daily life, but also like a symbol and a universal language. Up to now, there are 30,000 photos.

This project can be described as "conceptual photography" which is made up by two important elements- time and life. In the ONE EYE project, looking is of upmost importance. On one hand, every participant sees the world with one eye, then, they make their response based on different experience and attitudes. ahn once said "To see the world, one eye is enough." Therefore, it is an original mode for people to feel the world. On the other hand, existing as special visual image-landscapes, they are seen by other people. They are individuals who have their own life stories and spirit. In a relaxing and cordial atmosphere, we try to observe the world and seek the glory of humanity.

For the past two decades, the ONE EYE has been proceeding. It germinates from ahn's artistic work, grows in the daily life and integrates into the form of creation. This is the first time to be exhibited at art gallery for the ONE EYE.