“Cabinet of the Ephemeral” Installation view at Art Center Nabi ©Art Center NabiArt Center Nabi will present Cabinet of the Ephemeral from September 1 to 27.
The exhibition is about the collecting of media art. The name of the exhibition is a variation of the “Cabinet of Curiosities”, which is said to be the origin of the museum. Reminding us of the impermanent nature of media art as a thing, yet lasting as a temporary experience, the exhibition asks what it means to collect and preserve media art. To this end, the exhibition’s digital leaflet provides basic descriptions of the artists and their works, as well as information on collecting methods, management policies, and prices.
The artists featured in the exhibition are Yiyun Kang, Yunchul Kim, Jinah Roh, Hojun Song, Shinseungback & Kimyonghun, Minha Yang, Yangachi, A.N. (Haru Ji & Graham Wakefield), and teamVOID. Through installation, video, and painting, the artists explore media such as Geiger-Müller tube (Yunchul Kim), artificial intelligence (Jinah Roh, Shinseungback & Kimyonghun), satellites (Hojun Song), and Ethereum miner (Yangachi), and utilize spatial date (Haru Ji & Graham Wakefield), computer signal analysis (Minha Yang), and digital drawing (Yiyun Kang) in their own ways.
