solo showcase_Laboratory Residence Exhibition

Showing at Laboratory (301 W. Main)

Tuesday – Saturday, 10am to 4pm

September 25th – October 8th

“My work does not only owe its physical imprints to the interaction between human and environment, but also between digital and analog technologies. Observing the two distinctive world’s of connectivity and moments guides me to work with drawings, videos, interactive installations and more. My work is positioned an the intersection of poetics, translations and technologies.

This project builds upon the ideas of my previous project ‘A Letter to you’ which investigates the connectivity between human and nature. I explore similarities and differences between moments that humans miss or exaggerate from events in nature, as well as the translations of objective sound collections to fortuitous images. I capture the surrounding sounds via binaural recordings, I then use computer code to analyze the value and pitch of these sounds. These sound files generate vibrations using a motor beneath a piece of paper, these vibrations move the powdery pigments on the paper’s surface to create images. Creating a visualization of sound, based on nature and the human hearing system.

During the Laboratory Artist-in-Residence program I explored urban noise pollution as an artistic resource, to extend the boundary of my sound-based artwork from the natural environment to include urban circumstances. All these artworks are based on research into the relationships between nature and urban, and its impact on physical and psychological health in a community. The research has influenced the range of colors, shapes and material choices.

Collecting scientific research on the influences between nature and the city helps to understand how the human body reacts to its given surroundings. Moreover, the material choices for representation has been an interesting challenge in preparing for this exhibition. I hope that this nature, urban, health related exhibition will lead to more detailed artistic explorations and research experiences in the future. Thanks to the Laboratory Artist-in-Residency program for the opportunity to have a studio and a living space, and thanks to Seoul Women’s University and Korea Creative Contents Agency for providing transportation.”