cora sun

image-based artist
creative producer
visual storyteller
researcher

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cora sun

image-based artist
creative producer
visual storyteller
researcher

about
contact
instagram
the second arrow
2022- 

this project studies the concept of a buddhist parable that, suffering (the first arrow) is inevitable in life, however, our emotional response to that suffering (the second arrow) is what creates the most pain. This photo journal is about the process of pulling out the second arrow, with the practice of acceptance, self-compassion, and stillness.

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nagy az én hátam, elbírom
2021-

“I can handle it, my back is strong” is a Hungarian saying that reflects the resilience needed to overcome life's challenges. This project delves into the complexities of emotional resilience, exploring the melancholic undercurrent of resistance and its impact on interpersonal relationships.

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left-behind object:
a photo essay of forgotten gloves
2019-
 
this photo essay delves into the abandoned gloves, a seemingly mundane object transformed into a symbol of absence and disconnection. One hundred gloves, found abandoned on the urban landscape, speak volumes about the hurried nature of our lives and the ephemerality of human connection.

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journey to home 
2019-2021

this project examines the personal connections with the urban change of my
hometown Chuxiong, a small city in southwest China. Just like many other cities in China,
the old town in my hometown inevitably faces the same fate of being demolished and
transformed into a brand new business district.

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evca s’otalp 
2020

photobook and craftbook by Cora Sun & Eira McCallum

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