Unlike his previous works that expressed the desires and obsessions of modern society through the all-over painting composition that fills the entire canvas, the ‘Monologue’ series depicts only a massive hand attempting to grasp something small, creating a heavier and more static atmosphere.
 
The giant hand in the works symbolizes the hand of an absolute being, one that no one has ever actually seen. This hand reaches toward fragile symbols, such as a butterfly representing delicate existence, or a skull symbolizing death. Hong explained, 'I wanted to portray the hand of an absolute being. The absolute we know exists at the boundary between good and evil.' 

Through the hand of the absolute, the ‘Monologue’ series conveys a message about the spiritual world, life, and the essence of death.