Chung Seoyoung
Deep Sea and Thick wall, 2024
Silkscreen on wooden plate, wood, artificial plant
Dimensions (Height):
93 1/8 inches
236.5 cm
93 1/8 inches
236.5 cm
Image: Installation view of Chung Seoyoung: On Andromeda 12.6, at Andromed 12.6, Seoul (2024). Image courtesy of the artist. Photo by Jeon Byung Cheol.
Further images
Deep Sea and Thick Wall (2024) reveals Chung Seoyoung's long-standing investigation of the relationship between language and perception. It is a standing sculpture composed of white panels silkscreened with text that reads: "staring into the deep sea and a thick wall is the same? the." The text itself is written in typography reminiscent of South Korean grade school art classes in the 70s and 80s – a time when students had to create posters as part of the state-mandated collective social education curriculum. It is not that Chung seeks to align a "deep sea" and a "thick wall" as being the same, but rather that through sharing in the "act of looking," she is able to mediate and erase the perceived boundary between the two.
Deep Sea and Thick Wall (2024) reveals Chung Seoyoung's long-standing investigation of the relationship between language and perception. It is a standing sculpture composed of white panels silkscreened with text that reads: "staring into the deep sea and a thick wall is the same? the." The text itself is written in typography reminiscent of South Korean grade school art classes in the 70s and 80s – a time when students had to create posters as part of the state-mandated collective social education curriculum. It is not that Chung seeks to align a "deep sea" and a "thick wall" as being the same, but rather that through sharing in the "act of looking," she is able to mediate and erase the perceived boundary between the two.
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