Opening: Thursday, July 27th 6 pm
“The mirror replaces the body, observing and reflecting the other.”
In her work, time and space become blurred. Space is porous and populated by layers that both cover and unveil it. While time appears as a condition for existence, it is slowed down and redefined through the artistic action as an invitation to an encounter with intimacy. This intervention in the Hall of Mirrors of the Errázuriz Palace with her work To Breathe changes the conditions of the space to take it to an infinite dimension and also addresses the position of the spectator: their movements around the place, the unsettling surprise of the multiple reflections and the tension of the sound installation that amplifies the immersive sensation proposed by the artist. In short, Kimsooja’s conceptual installation suggests experiencing space in a different way and thus finding ourselves in a different dimension.
“I would like to create works that are like water and air, which we cannot possess but which can be shared with everyone,” says Kimsooja. The Korean artist aims to explore and offer the public intimate, essential, quietly human experiences. That is why she looks for visual resources beyond traditional techniques and strategies yet working with ancestral traditions to transport them to other cultural horizons and use them to shed light on other clashes of meanings.
The simplicity of this work is closely related to the conceptual complexity that surrounds it, to the emotions it arouses, to the introspection it encourages.
Diana Wechsler
