Ye Ni Jeong

Perilla seeds grow into perilla plants wherever they are sown. When perilla seeds travel far from their native soil, the plant becomes precious and deeply desired by South Koreans. Carrying the domestic memories of South Korean households, perilla becomes a symbol of migration and identity. 'I Am a Perilla' encapsulates a mini-documentary that tells the story of perilla and its growth in the Netherlands, alongside a biographical sculptural assemblage of the perilla plant and Hungarian Herend porcelain.