Summer is literally flying by. We've been surprised by the weather, we've been surprised by international events, we've been surprised by crime, and it feels like the vacation season has flown by in a blink of an eye. I used to envy the French for taking a month or two off in the summer, but the economic crisis has made that a thing of the past. I've seen enough of everyone else's watery adventures on social media, and it's time to get ready for the chill.
 
But the sun is still blazing, and the backs of my hands are still tanned. If you're feeling a little nostalgic for the fading vacation season, Kim Chunsoo's ‘Resort’ (2007-2009) series is perfect for you. Since holding his first solo exhibition of the same name in 2009, Kim has continued to work on how the meaning of virtual and physical space is transformed and defined in the digital environment. Interestingly, he continues to focus on the places that provide the backdrop for leisure activities, whether online or offline.
 
The photograph shows a blurred group of tourists at Pamukkale, a popular tourist destination in Turkkiye (Turkey). Did the artist take the photo himself? No. Is it blurry to make it less visible? Not really. The artist has taken a tourist photo he collected online and made it his own by removing cues that would have been important to the original subject. The blur is similar to the image that forms on the retina of our eyes for a brief moment. Believe it or not, our eyes can't see the entire field of view clearly at the same time. At any given moment, we can only see a small portion of the center of our field of vision clearly, and by moving our pupils, we increase the area of clarity. This happens without us even realizing it.
 
Someone's leisure life has passed from reality to the realm of imagination through the artist's blurry eyes. Other people's memories become my expectations. Even if the eyes don't see clearly, the head sees clearly, so it's not about seeing clearly, but thinking clearly. Sometimes regret becomes hope in a photograph.