02MIracle
When Water Rose to Make the Sky
02Miracle is a body of work inspired by the second day of creation, when the waters were divided and the sky was formed. There was no land, only water—and a miracle: water rose against gravity to create a space between above and below. This act of separation became the foundation of what we now understand as the heavens.
Through abstract drawings and paintings, 02Miracle visualizes this moment of division—not only as a structural event, but as a turning point in time and meaning. The series reflects on the silent tension embedded in this space: the waters above, according to some interpretations, would later return as divine judgment during the time of Noah. It is also notable that this is the only day in the Genesis creation narrative where God does not say, “It was good.”
By layering light and darkness, space and water, the works in 02Miracle trace the emergence of structure and hint at the beginning of time itself.
And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. And God called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
< Genesis 1 : 6–8 >
From Structure to Surface – Drawing as Foundation
This section marks the starting point of the series. The drawing Water Division and the Sky was created first as a structural study, laying out the geometry and spatial logic of the separation. It served as a blueprint for the four-panel painting Divided Water, in which the same concentric composition is realized through layered textures and material depth.
The gradually increasing size of the four canvases symbolizes the expanding space of the firmament—the opening of the sky between the waters. Together, these two works trace a transformation: from invisible structure to visual resonance, from conceptual blueprint to embodied space.
Layers of the Waters – Between Above and Below
Here, the act of separation becomes a spatial and temporal event. Using layered concentric circles and vertical divisions, these drawings visualize the emergence of the firmament as a space in between.
If the first day marked the separation of light from darkness, the second day brings a spatial division: the waters are parted to create a realm between above and below. But unlike the natural flow of water, which descends downward, this act of separation moves upward—a miraculous inversion of gravity, where water rises to form the heavens. This upward motion defies physical logic and reveals a quiet miracle: the creation of space itself, suspended between what is above and what is below.
And perhaps it is here that time truly begins—not in abstract sequence, but layered within the waters, where light and darkness, day and night, ripple gently through space. In this layered movement, time becomes visible.
A Trinitarian View – Darkness, Firmament, and the Deep
This final piece distills the creation structure into three symbolic layers. Arranged vertically, the circular canvases represent the waters below the sky (deep blue), the firmament itself (cloudy blue), and the waters above (black).
Minimal and abstract in form, this work nonetheless carries profound symbolic weight. The black upper circle, though silent and opaque, alludes to the waters above—waters that, according to some interpretations, would later return as divine judgment in the time of Noah. Notably, the second day of creation is the only one in Genesis where God does not declare “it was good.” This omission invites reflection: perhaps the separation of the waters, though necessary, already contained the tension of what was to come.
In this light, the work becomes a quiet meditation on divine structure and hidden consequence — a miracle suspended in silence.
And so the space was made—between above and below. Yet the story of creation does not pause. Now the waters below are drawn together, and something begins to rise: the ground, the garden, the promise of life.
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Artist Notes
There is something sacred and silent about the moment when water rises.
It moves not with turbulence but with a slow, inward pull, lifting itself in defiance of gravity.
In this upward motion, I sense a quiet miracle—something that reverses the natural order to make space for something new.
I was drawn to this paradox: the soft separation of what is above and below, and the emergence of structure within something as formless as water.
Through this series, I wanted to depict not just the act of division, but the mysterious stillness it leaves behind.
The drawings began as studies of layered space—concentric circles that ripple outwards like sound or light.
Each piece became a meditation on the formation of sky and time, where structure is born not from solidity, but from fluidity.