“Lagrange Point“ Installation view at Gallery Baton ©Gallery BatonGallery Baton is currently showing Lagrange Point, a two-person exhibition by Kim Sang Gyun (b. 1967) and Suzanne Song (b. 1974). Lagrange Point, the title of the exhibition, refers to the point of equilibrium between two orbiting celestial bodies where the gravitational and centrifugal forces of the satellite cancel each other out, creating a virtually “weightless state” (gravity canceling point).
Inspired by this term, the exhibition examines the works of Kim Sang Gyun, who works on a sculpture by bringing the primary characteristics of architecture into the category of sculpture, and Suzanne Song, who thinks of ‘space’ as a realm of perception, modifies the basic elements of painting, and creates illusory reproductions through her own medium.
Kim Sung Gyun exhibits sculptures and reliefs with the theme of architecture that recalls modern history in the modern city center. The artist’s work is a mixture of past and contemporary architectural structures, and the way she borrows imperialist façades and creates them in reduced-sized concrete panels then divides them into minimal units and assembles them, has a unique form that mixes high relief and low relief.
Suzanne Song uses the basic elements of painting – color, texture, and form – to create subtle beauty. Although the works are flat, the optical illusion created by deliberately placing sculptural elements in the right proportions within the specially designed canvas gives them a three-dimensional appearance and energizes them.
Just as the ‘Lagrange point’ represents the point where the gravitational pull between two celestial bodies is canceled out, the exhibition also highlights how the works of the two artists can be shown independently without encroaching on each other’s unique artistic world and how they form a complementary relationship and harmony.
The exhibition is on view through May 20.
