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" Humanity has been constantly craving for beauty since the past, From basic makeup Facial plastic surgery and procedures to change parts of the body are popular. With the development of brain engineering and biotechnology and science and technology in the future, We humans will continue to try to extend life and face an era in which our own bodies are transformed into new ones. Humans began to manipulate DNA even before children were born. We started to make'favorite choices' based on data even for our children. Also, a space separate from reality began to emerge through metaverse and virtual reality. We are living in a time when it is no longer possible to prove the existence of'I'm myself' only by appearance. Whenever I look at this painting, I want you to think about the subject of'your own time, memory, and value' while looking at yourself reflected in the mirror under your self-portrait face. Before we lose who we are... Before we get eaten by the world's great tide of change... " - Canvas size : 66 cm x 91 cm / 26 in x 35.8 in - Oil painting My instagram : " I want to become an artist who draws hope in the darkest and most painful places in the world. "