Placeless Places
<Placeless Place> is an exhibition that deals with the concept of a place changed through the existing physical place that disappeared after industrialization and the virtual world deepened by the COVID-19 pandemic. I connect the concept of a missing space to the missing subject. Advanced technology breaks the boundaries between you and me, the boundaries between online and offline. Thus individuals live busy lives feeling the absence of the subject. A life of confusion about what one is heading for and what one wants and likes, the "frustration, anxiety, and depression" created by the absence of the subject. To overcome this, there are many efforts and attempts to find me, such as yoga and meditation. Salabasana Salabhasana is a high-level movement that can be performed by skilled people who have practiced yoga for a long time. countless yoga institutes in the neighborhood. contemporaries' struggle to survive. Is the difficult Salavasana movement overcoming the struggle or a tragedy.
<Salabasana movement>, 2023, Acrylic on the panel, 117×86cm
<Absence of subject>, 2023, Acrylic on the panel, 117×86cm
<Out of sight>, 2023, Acrylic on the panel, 91×70cm
<To fly around>, 2023,
Acrylic on the panel, 57×47cm
<An awkward encounte>, 2023,
Acrylic on the panel,
28×23cm
<Horse>, 2023, Acrylic on the panel,
28×23cm
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“ You Seunghee explores virtual spaces that do not exist in a physical sense yet have a significant impact on our daily lives. As existential beings, humans are increasingly put in ambiguous and ironic positions within such cyber environments: they do not exist there physically, yet they also have a presence because they actively engage in virtual activities. Even death can lead to new life on online platforms through continuously reproduced and shared images. However, because the lives presented online are not fully complete, some people strive to fill the void of the self in these placeless places, which You observes and expresses in her works. The thin wooden panels she employs as her medium reflect the weighty but light aspect of the human condition. She also uses pastel colors in juxtaposition to the somber message being conveyed to emphasize the sardonic mood similar to that of a tragic fairy tale. You Seunghee is an emerging artist based in Seoul. She previously produced art works that highlighted intimate and private spaces such as a home characterized by daily life. Since the pandemic her interest has shifted to online spaces which are becoming an increasingly important part of our life. As a critic herself, she constantly incorporates her philosophical ideas into her artwork.” _Suegyung Choi (KCCDC Curator)
<Placeless Place> Exhibition view, 2023
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