Mystery, 2021, charcoal on toned paper, 16 x 22 in. / 40.64 x 55.88 cm.

Mystery, Sumin Joo, 2021, charcoal on toned paper, 16 x 22 in. / 40.64 x 55.88 cm.

Mystery emerges from a dream state, a space where identity loosens and inherited narratives dissolve. Dreams have long served as private territories for women — realms of imagination often dismissed as irrational or emotional. This drawing reclaims the subconscious as a site of power