Exhibition Information

Exhibition view

(Source = g gallery)

Exhibition view

(Source = g gallery)

Exhibition view

(Source = g gallery)

			〈Autohypnosis〉 views the physical attitude of defending oneself from desires rooted in personal intention as a technique. Utilizing the ingrained senses of transmitting images, it focuses on the alignment of the medium’s form with self-hypnosis. The act of casting spells upon oneself involves an iterative sequence of time and space. Self-directed spells exhibit a self-obsessive nature, as the artist repeats specific actions, undergoes self-replication and transformation, and manifests them as processes or outcomes. Similarly, the creative acts of the artist involve incessantly kneading and shaping their artistic identity in their own language throughout the process. In 〈Autohypnosis〉, the concept of "spells" are metaphorically and romantically associated with the persistent and unwavering rituals of everyday life. This is due to our obsession with our own creative worlds, which we consider the greatest and most precious, constantly oscillating between self-love and self-loathing. In this context, we erect alternative attitudes or self-affirming senses as protective shields to compensate for our weaknesses, while replicating and editing ourselves into new forms, reciting charms, and radiating our own charm.

The exhibition originates from the desire for stealth and the absence of the body through the techniques of concealing one’s own appearance or creating a transparent shield using magical spells. The transformation into a physical transparent entity serves as both a self-defense mechanism, aiming to hide from a particular subject, and is a state of being suspended in the present temporal dimension. In this exhibition, which employs a kind of deceptive technique, the intention is to weave together the points where images gain structure. Through the self-hypnotic attitude that permeates the works of Dew KIM, Kai OH, and WOO Hannah, material, image, and structure is interconnected with the flashy and smooth “outside” and the self-defensive attitude hidden beneath, which leads to the creation of structure.

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Text. Sungah Serena Choo

(Source = g gallery)