During the art exhibition in the Seoul Museum of Art, a new exhibition "Turn And Widen" is getting the public's attention. Composed of various artists' work, the museum was focused on the artist’s view of the world in and through multi-media techniques. Artists not only chose to express their ideas through 3D sculpture, but also through interactive ways. Three artworks can generalize and represent the creativeness of the artworks in this exhibition. Joon-Ji-Yoon’s Alarm Clock Video, Markus Hansen’s Other People’s Feeling are Also my Own, and especially Christa Sommer’s Life Writer, are clear and vivid representations for the main theme of the exhibition: bringing new media into the main stream of present day art. This biennial exhibition, held once every two years, was curated by four foreign art professionals: Maarten Bertheux, Tohru Matsumoto, Raúl Zamudio, and Andreas Broeckmann.
One of the most vivid artworks that represents this exhibition is Christa Sommer’s Life Writer. This artwork is very interesting in the way Sommer’s combines the element of 2D art with 3D and a whole lot of viewer interaction. Life Writer depicts an actual typewriter and when the viewer types in a few letters, the printed letter comes to life taking a form of an insect. People were surprised to see the “printed” letters come to life. The digitally printed letters formed into insects, and those insects later ate other letters. The Life Writer carefully uses only white and dark lights shining onto the artwork to catch the viewer's attention. Although the Life Writer was emotionally depressing, Sommer’s primary message in this piece was: through writing, life can be created. Much like people’s reaction to the Life Writer, other artworks such as Joon-Ji-Yoon’s Alarm Clock was also received with awe and fascination. The Alarm Clock shows a video of an ordinary clock getting ground into dust. The main message behind this artwork is no matter how much humans value time, it can be destroyed in a matter of time. Mark Hansen’s Other People’s Feeling are Also My Own wisely uses the physiological mind of human beings to create a false perception. Similarly using the facial expression and position, Hansen imitates a complete stranger; making the viewer believe that Hansen and the strangers belong to the same family. The true message behind this work is the theme of unity: every human beings are connected to one another.
Turn and Widen is divided into three parts: light, communication, and time. Through these different segments of the museum, different artist's perspective on the world can be viewed at the same time. The exhibit is a wonderful experience to see the new media trend of art today. Carefully executed and well thought out, the exhibition in the Seoul Museum of Fine Art allows people to see so many philosophies and ideas. Seoul Museum of Fine Art brings New Media art to life.
One of the most vivid artworks that represents this exhibition is Christa Sommer’s Life Writer. This artwork is very interesting in the way Sommer’s combines the element of 2D art with 3D and a whole lot of viewer interaction. Life Writer depicts an actual typewriter and when the viewer types in a few letters, the printed letter comes to life taking a form of an insect. People were surprised to see the “printed” letters come to life. The digitally printed letters formed into insects, and those insects later ate other letters. The Life Writer carefully uses only white and dark lights shining onto the artwork to catch the viewer's attention. Although the Life Writer was emotionally depressing, Sommer’s primary message in this piece was: through writing, life can be created. Much like people’s reaction to the Life Writer, other artworks such as Joon-Ji-Yoon’s Alarm Clock was also received with awe and fascination. The Alarm Clock shows a video of an ordinary clock getting ground into dust. The main message behind this artwork is no matter how much humans value time, it can be destroyed in a matter of time. Mark Hansen’s Other People’s Feeling are Also My Own wisely uses the physiological mind of human beings to create a false perception. Similarly using the facial expression and position, Hansen imitates a complete stranger; making the viewer believe that Hansen and the strangers belong to the same family. The true message behind this work is the theme of unity: every human beings are connected to one another.Turn and Widen is divided into three parts: light, communication, and time. Through these different segments of the museum, different artist's perspective on the world can be viewed at the same time. The exhibit is a wonderful experience to see the new media trend of art today. Carefully executed and well thought out, the exhibition in the Seoul Museum of Fine Art allows people to see so many philosophies and ideas. Seoul Museum of Fine Art brings New Media art to life.
