Woo Jong-Taek’s “Memory of Origin” explores the question of the origin of all existence and the fundamental forces from which life emerges. Rooted in meditative contemplation, his painting seeks to approach the essence underlying all visible forms. The broad black and grey-white brushstrokes become more than mere traces of a physical gesture. As they intersect, accumulate and move apart, they convey a sense of energy that seems to precede any individual form. The work thus invites reflection on the idea of a primordial state from which all tangible existence emerges.