HEEJOO ROH

Monger, 2023
Oil on canvas


Try to Swim When you are Already Dead, 2023
Oil on canvas


Upside Down Pink, 2022
Oil on canvas


Piled, 2022
Oil on canvas


Orange, Halved, 2022
Oil on canvas


Beheld, 2023
Oil on canvas


Caved, 2023
Oil on canvas


Down and Dead, 2022
Oil on canvas


Red, Halved, 2023
Oil on canvas


Red and Dead, 2023
Oil on canvas

Violent and Ugly, 2022
Oil on canvas


Canned, 2022
Oil on canvas


Mister Blue, 2022
Oil on canvas


Fish in Headlight, 2022
Oil on wood, knife, spoon, and fork


Green Day (Not Unless You are Fish), 2022
Oil on canvas


Caught and Stared, 2022
Oil on canvas

Eyes, Assembled. Begin Consumption., 2023
Oil on canvas

A fish is one of only a few animals that does not have eyelids. It stares back at you as you catch it, kill it, and ultimately consume it. You are forced to confront that you are eating a once-living creature, which brings thoughts of ethical and mindful consumption to the forefront of the mind. As a Korean American, I grew up eating fish that were presented whole, with eyes and all attached. My wall of fish are carefully prepared and are killed for display in the form of oil paintings. They stare back at you as you visually consume my work. Like a fishmonger, I took my thoughts, killed them, and they are now on display. What will you do?