Causeless
Performance, Sofa, 2022
Solo show “hier, anderswo“, Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden - Centre for Contemporary Art (Curator: Elke Gruhn)
Series “Niemand da": basis Frankfurt - Projektraum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Version ll)
EN)
The performance “Causeless“ deals with the relationship between presence and absence through metaphors and associations between actions and objects/materials.
DE)
Die Performance <Causeless> beschäftigt sich mit der Beziehung zwischen Anwesenheit und Abwesenheit durch Metaphern und Assoziationen zwischen Handlungen und Objekten/Materialien.
KR)
퍼포먼스 “Causeless“는 존재와 부재 사이 관계를 행위와 오브제/재료의 은유 및 연상 작용을 통해 다룬다.
“Causeless“, Performance, 24 Nov 2022, Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden - Centre for Contemporary Art, Germany. Photo: Anja Kessler
EN)
It’s about getting to the ‘fundamental details’ - the cause of domestic comfort is revealed from the ‘wound’, proverbially torn out and placed in the lap - without apparent reason. For Oh, materials are not just a means to an end. Instead, she deliberately uses various material properties to create a metaphor.
DE)
Es geht ans "Eingemachte" - aus der "Wunde" offenbart sich Ursache des häuslichen Komforts, wird sprichwörtlich herausgerissen und in den Schoß gelegt - causeless / scheinbar grundlos. Materialien sind für Oh nicht nur Mittel zum Zweck. Stattdessen setzt sie verschiedene Materialeigenschaften gezielt ein, um eine Metapher zu schaffen.
KR)
이는 실체를 건드리는 것입니다. 가정의 안락함의 근본이 "상처"에서 드러나고, 이는 잘 알려진 속담처럼 찢어져 무릎/모태 품속에 놓여집니다. 이렇듯 "이유없이" 겉으로 명백히 드러나는 이유는 없습니다. 오현주 작가에게 재료는 목적을 위한 수단이 아닙니다. 그는 의도적으로 다른 재료 속성을 사용하여 은유를 만듭니다.
Elke Gruhn - Director (Nassausicher Kunstverein Wiesbaden)
“Causeless“, Performance, 02 Mar 2023, Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden - Centre for Contemporary Art, Germany. Photo: Hyunju Oh
Credits:
Performance:
Concept by Hyunju Oh
Performer: Hyunju Oh
Documentation:
Film shooting: Anita Neukirch
Editing, photo: Anje Kessler, Hyunju Oh
Special thanks: Stefan Fricke, Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden
Production support:
Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden - Centre for Contemporary Art