The Han Effect is visual exploration of the uniquely Korean concept of Han. Han describes the sorrow and rage embedded within the collective souls of Korean people. The term came into use after the Japanese occupation of Korea in the twentieth century, and has since grown to become a core identifying feature of Korean culture.

This body of work narrows in on the female perspective. Each piece depicts a placid woman with a demonic creature woven into the fiber of her framework. For many Korean and Asian women, life is faced with stillness painted on their faces while waves clash just a few inches below the surface of their skin.