Introducing the Artis and Art world / SooJin,Ahn's
Art world
It is frightening when you realize that the cold look
of machine sometimes reflect the look on the faces of human beings. Machine
itself only duly performs what it is supposed to do, but Sujin Ahn's machines
convey the artist's emotions acutely. The words "shame", "alienation",
and "false image" describe his main psychological state. And
through these simple words, he views the society and human emotions. I
believe these words are related with hope, disappointment, and fear that
insignificant human beings feel in this big organization of a society.
This is graphically proven in `feedback'. The delicate piece of machinery
has a strange neurotic aspect in that it dramatically shows alienation
in its repetition of operation. In fact, the machine may be making me
feel this way because I have a tinge of expectation towards it. Humans
always tend to go through a series of self-allusion or illusion. However,
when we try to act as a human being in a society and not in narcissism,
this state becomes more discouraging. Eun-Jung Cho/ Art Critic |