The Seoul-based hairstylist crafts a quintet of looks while expanding on his path to sculpture and the power of finding beauty in familiar things.
, the gravity-defying lengths of her hair mimicking the uneven growth of branches above her head. On either side, embellishing those rolling waves, are two mother-of-pearl inlay intricately cut to show the soaring herons and flowers often seen in old paintings.
Here, Sin shares a quintet of stunning hair pieces while expanding on his path to sculpture and the power of finding beauty in familiar things.**: Tell me about how you found yourself in hair design.**“Since I was young, my dream has been to be a hairdresser. After working in hair design for a while, I opened my own shop. Although it was small, it was mine. But after running a shop for a long time, I found myself sitting at my desk day after day, worrying over numbers.
Strangely enough, I always feel like something’s running through my head. Movies, dramas, artworks, animations, etc. They exist as floating images in my eyes and mind, as do various things related to the five senses—what I have heard, seen, and touched. Before I work, I have various conversations with my collaborators, and the vague images and uncertainty floating in my head gradually become something clear. What I was thinking about in the abstract is gradually realized in reality.
For about four years now, I’ve been working closely with creatives on the same wavelength as I, and we've just tried various things together. Once, I saw mother of pearl, which was always at my grandmother’s house when I was young, in the interior of a cafe and was so overjoyed. It’s a work that began from a place of familiarity or longing. I started from the idea that what felt sentimental to me would feel the same to others.
I am interested in old Korean art. I try to express the most Korean things. I wanted to express the colors of Korean pine trees and folk paintings usingor mother-of-pearl inlay. I tend to lean on familiarity a lot. I think the power that comes from familiar things is incredible. I always hope that others can relate with what I’ve felt and experienced in my life, as I express in my work.
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