To Lim Young-Kyun, the use of digital image is not a violation of agreement on the front view of a portrait photo but only an expanded opinion on the various changes of what he has always done for the portrait photo. He is interested in neither the traditional portraits nor the photography that blurs the differences of what is the question of the public, the private or the individual, what suggests a group or a nation, what should be the priority and what is the distance made by emotional satisfaction. The paradox of distance in connection with Lim’s portraits is an important notional achievement, and it is within the area of post-modern photography. His work clarifies a certain cultural standard with the abstract tone of black and white which is comparable with the temptation of color images. Lim’s intention is not to tempt but give an image to the career of portraits. He intends to establish a concept on portraits which are facing a crisis between subjective perception and objective expression.
