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Metamorphosis II I seek what is at the boundary of grotesque and beautiful. The ambiguous feeling that is both repulsive and attractive at the same time, reminds me of the predicament we face in everyday life including the relationships we get involved in. In "Metamorphosis II" my focus is on the life of discarded things that are left out because they are unedible. The fleshes of fish and octopus are removed and the rest are cut into pieces, but still the sense of liveliness remains. The intestines and the cut out eyeballs have the texture and color peculiar to natural living organism untouched by human hands. Whether scattered or carefully arranged, they are in the process of transformation. The vitality of an organism lies in the fact that they are to be changed. In spite of the known scientific analysis of fetus development in placenta, the mysterious and super natural force still remains in the process of metamorphosis. For me the force, because it is unpredictable, includes the elements of humor, mystery, or even pain. In order to collect the material to be photographed, I look into the waste baskets at the fish market and try to save creatures that catch my attention. The act of handling the fish is similar to that of cooking or dissecting it; however my intention is to visually react to what is left and remember that they once lived and they were worth living. |
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The Edibles Humans interact with food through death. As part of the food chain, one is caught between unconscious and justified act of eating and cruel act of destroying life in order to sustain life. By creating a death mask or a sphere with edible materials such as bean gelatin(muk), rice, vegetables, fish, and eggs, I produce images of human as part of the food chain or the grander universe. The images are also metaphors for the different stages of life including birth, death and suffering that accompany emotional growth. Using the texture, the color, and the form of the edible materials and the spices used for Korean food, I create an enigmatic plate to be photographed while exploring the ambiguous boundary between food and biological life. |
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Jinyoung Yoon |