MOM

This project began as an unsolved tension between me and my mother. Over the years, I have found myself rejecting the simple expressions a child should make, whether hugging, inviting out, or spending time together. I respond to my mother with distaste and coldness, not out of hatred, but out of fear.
My conflict was never about hating my mother, but the fear of being hurt again, and the instinct that made me choose to step back instead of trying to understand that fear gradually created a distance between the two of us.
This series is a continuation of the previous project The Mask Family, which explored tension and “emotional masks” within families. As the previous work revealed the existence of those masks, the project took a step closer, focusing on the fragile relationship between me and my mother.
Through photography, I capture real, everyday moments — that are incomplete, uncomfortable, and authentic, so this project is not a summary, but an honest attempt to acknowledge both of us.

This project began with the unresolved tension between my mother and me. Over the years, I found myself rejecting simple gestures that a son was expecting to do—hugging her, inviting her out, or spending time together. I responded with distance and quiet coldness, not out of hatred, but out of fear.
My struggle has never been about hating my mother, but about the fear of being hurt again and the instinct to step back instead of trying to understand. That fear gradually shaped the emotional distance between us.
This work continues from my previous project, The Mask Family, which explored hidden tensions and emotional masks within my family. While that project reveals those masks, this one moves closer, focusing on the intimate and vulnerable relationship between my mother and me.
Through photography, I document our daily moments as they are—unfinished, uncomfortable, and real. This project is not a conclusion, but an honest attempt to acknowledge our reality and move, however slightly, toward one another.