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- Description
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The After Image series reinterprets the structural aesthetics of traditional Korean furniture through contemporary materials and modern perspectives, exploring the lingering layers of memory within a space. By sensitively translating heritage through modern mediums such as aluminum and acrylic, the works visualize an emotional resonance that does not fade with the passage of time. Beyond mere functional objects, these pieces serve as quiet afterimages and tangible bridges connecting different eras within our everyday environments.
- Measurements
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L 38" × W 17.5" × H 34" · 40kg lbs
- Condition
- New
- Material
- Aluminum
- Seller
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Hyunhee Kim
Artist Hyun-hee Kim explores the possibilities of the future by combining familiar and faded images from the past with modern materials. The author focuses on the fact that furniture is a slow-moving medium that becomes a part of daily life and brings about change, and tells a story through the solidarity medium of traditional Korean furniture. In particular, she pays attention to ‘Gyubang furniture’ (Gyubang means the inner space of the house), which was used in the living space of women in the past, and redefines classical beauty as a present value. She expresses her awareness of problems in her daily life, such as liberation from stereotypes surrounding gender issues and rediscovery of the value of everyday life, which are taken lightly, through furniture. Artist Hyun-hee Kim focuses on the living space of women in the Joseon Dynasty and women's room furniture, redefining classical beauty as a modern value. Her furniture uses transparent and translucent materials to eliminate existing walls, erases the boundaries between inside and outside, and attempts to communicate with the world by breaking down the boundaries between women and men. In addition, the decorations give a thick and strong feeling and stand in the air by themselves, which shows the artist's will to stand on her own, even if she looks a little weak and insecure, rather than relying on the authority of the boundaries created by men. The artist looks back on what frames the stereotypes of social groups inherent in space form in the individual's unconscious, and reinterprets furniture that reflects the lifestyle of the times to break down boundaries and create new objects.
