Arbutus Unedo Painting

<비어있는 사이 : Empty Between> Initially, my body of work started from observing the forms of buildings around me, when thought ofin a basic sense they become square boxes that we contain ourselves in. When I draw straight lines with an architecture ruler they seem like I’m creating small cities which only exist in a multidimensional space that slowly moves and evolves. In the real world we live I began to see that the cities and buildings which appear solid and unchanging in reality are organic forms that are constantly changing, becoming something new and unrecognizable. it’s not much of a difference. The assurance that comes with the ordinary space became questionable. And this was what I would like to depict through my painting. Layers of straight lines forming shapes and patterns are creating illusion of dimensions on a flat wooden surface that can appear geometric and solid yet organic in movement and nature. These straight lines later became an important element in an installation work, , which I made only with nails and sucemi threads. Sucemi is neon-coloured threads which are often used to make dish washing clothes in Korea. Allowing the viewers to participate in the making of the work, as well as to touch and feel them, I invited viewers to explore the space of the gallery including being able to touch the gallery walls that are often prohibited to get close to. While feeling the texture of the thread, viewers could experience the gallery ‘space’ in an entirely different way. Recently I have also been developing an interest in quantum physics, which fundamentally interprets time and space beyond our understanding. It’s an extention of my interest in ‘space’. My work started from the observation of cityscapes and my urge to depict the organic geometric space on a flat surface. Now I’d like to continue my practice through reinterpreting space itself.