Natalie (나탈리)

Natali

Oh, is that you, Ma'am?

Yes, it is.

- I'II let you know. - Yes, give me a call.

- Have a safe trip. - Yes.

- Mr. Han. - Congratulations.

Thank you. Please be kind on the review. Mr Han, Get home safely.

It was unbelievably successful.

Everything is sold. AII of them except Natali.

You were fabulous today.

Oh, and that guy called again.

He said he was in your class in college. Class of '97, he said.

I told him that if he wanted to see you so much, he should just come by sometime.

- Should I tell him not to come? - No, let him.

Are you going to sell Natali?

The journalists are wondering who Natali's real model is.

Hello. My name is Jang Min Woo.

Hello.

I'm here to see professor Hwang. Is he here?

What is it about?

Hum. I think I have told you that I would like to purchase Natali.

I'm sorryto say, but I don't think that will happen.

Why not?

Why do you want her so badly?

- Because I also have a secret my own. - What secret?

The exhibition is over.

- Professor Hwang Jun-hyuk? - Yes, I am.

Hello. I'm Jang Min-woo.

I was moved by your work. Wait, wait.

Would you let me write a review on your work?

You want to write about my work?

I don't even know you.

No, wait. Professor,

I was one of your students. In art school, class of '97

Natali.

I would like to hear more about Natali.

Don't you dare touch it.

What do you want to hear about Natali?

I can feel her spirit.

It's as if she's alive.

And it seems she is waiting for someone.

Who the hell are you?

Tell me about her.

The real person. Who is the real Natali?

Are you asking the difference between reality and art?

I'm asking about the real model of Natali.

Hey, this work of art and the model have nothing in common.

Are you saying that Natali was created on its own?

I am not sure if you have a theme of this review.

My theme is on Natali.

Just have some tea.

Here.

Don't even dream about writing about my work.

We actually don't need permission from anyone to write art reviews.

Jang Min-woo, or Jung Min-woo. Whatever your name is.

My name is Jang Min-woo.

Mr. Jang, you put down of other people's work to make a living.

So, you want me to give you something to gossip about?

People like you don't deserve to exist in this world.

Stop threatening other people, and do something more creative.

I agree on that, but

who will write about your great work of creation then?

If it wasn't for me, those rocks...

Did you just say rocks?

No, I meant your work

would be valued simply by its weight but nothing else.

Don't be surprised. This is just a piece of rock, just like you said.

In your eyes, what does it look like? A turtle or an elephant?

Do you know the difference between a sculptor and a stonecutter?

If he thinks as he cuts, he's a sculptor.

On the other side, a stonemaker cut for work and not for art.

What about the one who made Inscriptions on your ancestor's headstones?

Is he a sculptor or a stonecutter?

Well.

Do you think you know what art is?

Can you look at the nature of objects?

No.

But Professor, I don't think you can see the nature of women either.

Ah. Are we talking about curator Park?

What? Did she criticize me?

Are you afraid of other people's criticism?

No. Whatever she says is not important to me.

Why is that?

Because she is in love with me.

Well.

What do you know about me and curator Park?

Well, if she loved you, she wouldn't call you such as a sex fiend.

Young man. One poet once said that

love is a bitch.

Do you want to sleep with her?

The world consists of two parts: Men and women.

It's like yin and yang, so to speak.

She loved my work at first, then she got attached physically but.

I just know once having her in my bed.

She's just a bit angry at me because she can't have me.

She knows there's another woman in my heart.

A well known, but madly ill-mannered sculptor

and a curator who needs his work.

She could have been faking an orgasm.

Yeah?

Anyways, she forgets while we have sex.

When the sex is over, she is angry again.

Do you have sex with only one woman?

Talk to me.

I'm curious about you.

Are you married?

You must be married. You must love your wife very much.

How would you know all that?

You wouldn't even cheat. You don't look like the type.

Stop it. Do you think I am an idiot?

No. You look too serious.

In fact, disgustingly sincere.

Not all men have to

fool around like you do.

Come on! That's a given in this country.

Motels outnumber churches in this country.

Do you know how the motel owners make a living?

Yes, honey.

I'm at the office.

Huh? It's just a headache.

Gotta go for a meeting. Talk to you later.

A married woman sends her husband to work in the morning as usual.

Have you ever had sex with a woman at 11AM overlooking the river?

Do you believe in monogamy?

What you see isn't all truth.

It's becoming a world of polygamy.

Adultery is simply a word from the past.

Is your wife at home as she says?

Or is she with another man in a bed? Don't you want to know the truth?

Please, don't apply your experience to everyone else's.

There are many people in this world who live with love and truth.

Why was it that a King had 3000 concubines in his palace back then?

Do you want to be a king?

I'm just a sculptor.

Ten years ago, after your last exhibition.

Didn't you say that you won't create or release any more work?

I did say that.

What made you change your mind?

I don't ask you to understand a fickle minded artist.

What is the reason that you released to the press

your ten year old work, Natali?

It's the gallery's marketing planning. That's what they do.

I know someone who'd like to purchase Natali at the highest price.

- I'm just not. - And why is that?

Just don't want to.

I'II buy it.

I doubt you can afford it.

Yes, I know very well. Kan Yakumari was $10,000.

149 Sitalie was $20,000. Kali was $30,000.

Gauri, the goddess that nurtures all lands was priced at $50,000.

Oh, that's impressive.

You're smarter than Curator Park.

So, how much are you going to sell Natalie for?

I'm afraid this is not a grocery market where you can buy anything.

Of course not, I value your work. I will pay.

- Can you afford it? - Yes. I have enough.

I don't think you have earned enough yet at your age.

Did you inherit a lot?

Just give me the price.

It's impossible to estimate its value.

And your other work can?

In that sense, I feel bad for them.

Anyway, I won't sell Natali.

There's a special story behind Natali.

OK, then.

It really is hard dealing with a stubborn artist.

Thank you for taking your time.

You!

Why are you so obsessed with Natali, anyway?

You didn't come in here for an art review, did you?

Do you know Natali?

Tell me! Do you know who Natali is? Huh?

Before I answer this,

tell me who you think Natali is.

I'II tell you who Natali is.

Natali is me. It's me, Hyo-rim Park.

Curator Park,

do you really think that it is you?

You can never be Natali.

Then,

you played with me to make this piece of metal?

You son of a bitch.

What you're holding is the woman I love.

I wanted to create the most beautiful woman in the world.

I'II get ready.

Curator Park was also part of my inspiration.

But nothing or nobody could truly help me.

They were all just useless and obvious imitations.

Days turned into months. I simply couldn't do anything.

Stunning body movements mixed with mortal seduction.

Right after that moment, she invaded my life completely.

Until now, in various art works, sculptures and construction projects,

have been used in various ways.

Even the Egyptian pyramids

were built using this golden proportion.

Especially symbols and figures.

She excited me to recreate her through my hands.

'Art and our desire towards it'

Because human beings can't exist forever,

we live with the dilemma we dream of eternity.