*** Image Patterns ***

   Original Photos

• Original photo1: Mary Kim's work place, 2000
• Original photo2: Kim sisters in the Korean Buddhist temple, 2000
• Original photo3: My friend, Yuri Kim in Europe, 1998
• Original photo4: Mary Kim's undergraduate school exhibition, 1996
• Original photo5: Young Sarah Kim, 1979

   "photo1.jpg"

This photo montage is a result of playing with different image patterns extracted from the above photos.

1. I extracted four patterns from the original image 1, 2, 3, and 5.
2. I connected these patterns with minimum change.
3. I added a part of my sister's self portrait on the right side considering of copyright issue. The original photo 1 is her work.
4. The fat baby on the right side is me when I was 3-4 years old. This kid represents a creator of this montage playing with each pattern.

   Photoshop Program

Adobe Photoshop is a versatile computer program. Photoshop is a tool for creating image like a painters brush. However the effect of this program is far beyond the function of traditional artistic tools. It brings out totally new results that we never intended or expected. Using this program, I sometimes get inspiration. Thus, although I am an indicator who decides what to do, the final image is the result of the interaction between me and this computer program. Then, who is a real creator of digital images?