Connectology

Connectology

Connectology

2025

22 Mar – 06 Apr

22 Mar – 06 Apr

22 Mar – 06 Apr

Eunchong Hong : Apples (2024), 20x52x15cm

Hyeyeon Chung: Box 1 (2024), Ink on linen, Aluminium plate, 50x10x20cm

Connectology

This exhibition will showcase a small group show featuring Korean artists based in the UK, Germany, and France exploring the theme of connection through various mediums in contemporary art. The participating artists present their interpretations of social relationships and connections through their creative processes. They have utilized diverse materials and incorporated various mediums to create installation works. The exhibited works showcase a wide range of techniques centered around the concept of ‘connection/relationship.

The selected artists work with diverse mediums, yet their messages are interconnected. Despite living in different countries, their works collectively explore themes of self-identity, relationships, and society. This exhibition aims to highlight these connections and create a dialogue among the works. They talk about relationships and connections that are evident to everyone but not seen by everyone.

Miji Yoon: Intertidal Zone (2024), Glossy photo print, Sugar, Toilet pater, Aluminium foil, Clay, Basalt

We may live in different places, yet we all exist in the same time, constantly encountering various people. Sometimes, we discover that even people who seem to have no connection with us are linked to us. We also reflect on what makes a relationship healthy as relationships change depending on the situation.

Relationships form and evolve within the tension between ideals and reality—some are fleeting, some seem strong but prove fragile, and some appear beautiful on the surface yet reveal hierarchical structures underneath. These intricate connections are built, maintained, or sometimes destroyed over time. - Is it better to hold on to a relationship, even if it’s precarious? Or should we let go but leave behind traces? - Why do I put in so much effort to sustain a relationship? - Am I maintaining this connection for myself or for society? This exhibition encourages visitors to reflect on these questions, prompting deeper contemplation on relationships and connections. Through artworks such as JINI’s depiction of people lying in a row, gazing at the sky without realizing the abyss behind them; Miji Yoon’s pieces that incorporate various materials to capture ephemeral traces left by crashing waves; Hyeyeon Chung’s structured compositions that resemble a rigid framework meticulously layered with relationships; and Eunchong Hong’s works using apples to symbolize the power dynamics between a privileged few and the larger masses—viewers will have the opportunity to relate these artistic expressions to their own social and personal connections. By engaging with these works, we hope visitors will resonate with the themes and gain new perspectives on the nature of relationships in their own lives.

Jini : Scale (2024), AR, 1:50 People figures

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