In Park Joohee's works, the use of materials such as cement and iron mesh directly reveals the structured reality of society. In contrast, Bae Kahee's works use the element of tulips to metaphorically critique the controlled social reality. Considering this, what aspects of Kahee's work might directly address issues of social structure, and how can these be connected to the elements in Joohee's works?
Joohee Park→ Seongjoo Moon
Park Joohee's "Labor Container” is set in spaces where grandmothers engage in labor. In Moon Seongjoo's work, the river represents a symbolic space created by our social structures, a barrier difficult to cross, highlighting marginalized individuals. While the bowl symbolizes the tools of the grandmothers' labor, the river represents the space where their labor is performed and concealed. Combining the image of the river in "Labor Container" can bring attention to marginalized people and prompt reflection on our perspectives towards them.
Seongjoo Moon → Seungwon Baek
Seongjoo Moon talks about the ways to cross an unknown river. So, what kind of place is the river? Just as Seungwon Baek focuses on and contemplates the unfamiliar landscapes of Providence from an outsider's perspective, I hope Seongjoo can also take this opportunity to explore the place called 'the river.'
Seungwon Baek → Kahee Bae
Both Baek Seungwon and Bae Kahee's works speak to the importance of solidarity. Seungwon discusses the solidarity of individual Strangers, while Kahee approaches the solidarity of Strangers from a macro perspective. By incorporating Kahee's perspective into Seungwon's works, we can consider a broader concept of solidarity beyond the individual viewpoint.
Jaewon Hwang ↔ Ana Popescu
In Ana Popescu's works, the perspective of a Stranger is considered amidst contradictory situations encountered in changing physical environments.
Ana Popescu's works prompt reflection on the Stranger amidst the contradictory situations caused by changes in the physical environment. In contrast, Hwang Jaewon's works attempt to detach from the rapid flow of information online. Faced with physical or non-physical states of being Strangers, they each focus on the fear and contradictions of unfamiliar landscapes, not letting them pass by but slowly weaving them into their own time. Ana can reflect on the non-physical contradictions in Jaewon's works that can be connected to her own, while Jaewon can contemplate the physical contradictions encountered in Ana's works, exploring the possibility of expanded solidarity.