“The Maze of Humanity” Poster © Soorim CubeSoorim Cube, operated by Soorim Cultural Foundation, showcases The Maze of Humanity by Hyojin Kim, and Fɔ.ʁɔm- union for another chronicle by Yohan Hàn (b. 1983) from July 1 to August 3 as part of the Soorim Art Lab Re-creation Supporting Program.
Hyojin Kim majored in Oriental painting and is interested in how humans survive. She expresses how individuals preserve themselves and live in the ecosystem of society through visual art. In this exhibition, the artist seeks to break away from the rigid division of ‘me’ and the ‘other’ and proposes that we need to cross the boundary and open our minds to the unfamiliar. The exhibition consists of a room of a maze, a room of holes, and a final third room showing creatures that have escaped through the holes in the previous room. The three spaces deal with the creatures in the paintings moving at different speeds, the holes they enter and exit, and the unique time of each creature’s existence.
“Fɔ.ʁɔm- union for another chronicle” Poster © Soorim CubeYohan Hàn pays attention to physical elements such as skin, gesture, dance, and tactile sensations. His interest in the body extends to sensing the changes in the body caused by the digital environment. As a way of responding to these changes, the artist focuses on concepts such as ‘pensée archaÏque’ and ‘post digital’. Fusing ancient contexts and layers of time with contemporary elements, the artist worked with shaped canvas, percussion, and ancient forms of communication to explore the body. The exhibition illuminates these interests through representative themes.
The exhibition at Soorim Cube will provide us with a fresh perspective on contemporary issues such as the ‘other’ and the changes in bodily sensation due to the digital world in the artists’ own words.
