- ProgramDOOSAN Humanities Theater
- Artist Donghee Koo Jung Uk Yang Jihyun Jung
Bumok
2014 Mixed media Dimensions variable
DOOSAN Gallery is pleased to announce How To Hold Your Breath, which will run from April 23rd to May 31st, 2014. This exhibition is part of the Doosan Humanities Theater Series 2014- The Age of Distrust, and it seeks to capture the image of an individual in the midst of our current populous culture-an image that becomes uniformed and gradually less distinct- through the sculptures and site-specific installations of Jihyun Jung, Donghee Koo, and Jung Uk Yang.The title How To Hold Your Breath is a metaphorical statement that underscore the very existence of human beings by way of the symbolic and extreme gesture of not breathing. The act of breathing is a natural action that is performed by every living being as a means of survival. But performing this act in reverse can threaten oneself and cause one to suddenly realize the presence of the body itself; in turn, it provokes us to realize what we have neglected to see ourselves.
An individual in our current society is enmeshed in overwhelming relationships in daily life, both on- and off-line. However, as such diverse, dense, and complicated relationships grow, an individual's private space slowly becomes encroached upon. Private thoughts, perceptions, actions and emotions are laid open and shared with millions of others. The distance among people appears to bring them closer to one another; yet it destroys one's own space for individual thought and unconsciously places oneself within a group of structured thoughts.
Jihyun Jung, Donghee Koo and Jung Uk Yang's approaches to creating their artworks all involve subjects that are seen as ordinary, equivocal phenomena, and circumstances that are ironic or vulnerable. Jihyun Jung's sophisticated installations cast light on things that have disappeared and have not yet had the opportunity to tell their stories within a rapid cyclical society. Donghee Koo reacts to her environment and social phenomena to figuratively reveal a social structure, often via non-linear films, sculptures, and installations. Jung Uk Yang constructs a wooden structure where sound and subtle movements coincide, symbolizing people's mundane lives, relationships, and daily events.
Jihyun Jung (b. 1986) received his B.F.A. from Korea National University of Arts. He has had solo exhibitions at Insa Art Space (2013, Seoul, Korea), Project Space SARUBIA (2011, Seoul, Korea) and Gallery Skape (2010, Seoul, Korea). He also has had group exhibitions at DOOSAN Gallery (2013, Seoul, Korea/New York, NY, U.S.A.), Cais Gallery (2012, Seoul, Korea), and KT&G Sangsang Madang (2010, Seoul, Korea).
Donghee Koo (b. 1974) received her B.F.A. from Hongik University and M.F.A. from Yale University. She has had numerous solo exhibitions at PKM Gallery (2013, Seoul, Korea), DOOSAN Gallery(2012, Seoul, Korea/New York, NY, U.S.A.) and Atelier Hermes (2008, Seoul, Korea). She also has had group exhibitons at Ilmin Museum of Art (2013, Seoul, Korea), SeMA Biennale Mediacity Seoul (2012, Seoul, Korea), Centre Pompidou (2011, Paris, France), Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art (2010, Adelaide, Australia), among many others.
Jung Uk Yang (b. 1982) received his B.F.A. from Kyungwon University. He has had solo exhibitions at Gallery SoSo (2013, Paju, Korea). He also has had group exhibitions at Hangaram Art Museum (2013, Seoul, Korea), Project Space SARUBIA (2012, Seoul, Korea), Gallery Hyundai (2011, Seoul, Korea), Gallery Kunst Doc (2011, Seoul, Korea), Gallery Space DA (2011, Beijing, China) and Art Space Gahwa (2009, Seoul, Korea).