A Parallel Planets piece by Unknown
Parallel Planets presents Suji Park
in Eternal Green
Photo Submission by Suji Park
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“Eternal Green” was shot while I was having summer holidays in France. To be specific, it was in Aquitaine region where there are many amazing forests and I was lucky to find ideal one for the series. I had a motif for “Eternal Green” from “The Drunken Boat,” which is Rimbaud’s narrative poem in the boat’s point of view. After reading this poem on a summer evening, I have imagined a place where is always green. With its perfect temperature, my skin would not be burnt in the blazing sun and my hands would not turn red in the biting wind. It is also full of wondrous creatures and mysteries. I would be only one wandering in the place and call it “elysium.”
At this point, “Eternal Green” reflects my wish to be in an ethereal world where I could enjoy peaceful and quiet time alone. In the poem of Rimbaud, the boat voyages in tumultuous water. It witnesses many wonderful and ugly sights such as dead bodies, silver shining sun and golden birds. I would also encounter these while exploring the place—a shiny red fish and coagulations floating on lake. Surrounded by green nature, my skin feels gentle breeze and my ears hear whisperings from trees and grass. Afterwards, I decide to go deeper in this mysterious world by launching a paper boat. I follow its journey with no destinations and leave myself to waves. As the journey continues, the sinking paper boat would make me submerged in phosphorescent water; I would have views that existed only in my imagination. The deeper the boat sinks, the further I go away from the reality. At the end, my world would be as drunken as the boat. —Suji Park
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About the Artist: "My name is Suji Park and I'm 24 years old. I was born and raised in South Korea. I studied marketing in Michigan and got my diploma about one year ago. However, I decided to become a freelance photographer as I realized photography is only one thing I am meant to do for life. I started taking photos seriously when I got my first DSLR 4 years ago. After a year, I tried analog cameras and since then I’m shooting on films. It was mainly for documenting my journals in early days but as now, I’m more into ambient and conceptual photography. Although there are various inspiration sources for me, poetry definitely plays a pivotal role in my photography. With the medium of analog photography, I follow traces of lights, nostalgia, and dreams."
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