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CHO Hyeongseob, <Modern store>, Mixed media, Dimension variable, 2016
CHO Hyeongseob Modern store
Renaissance, all creation, modernization were favorite words used publically and as political slogans during the 70’s and 80’s in Korea. These words once loved by the whole nation have now become a rare sight one can only find on signboards in the countryside. From ‘Renaissance Store’ that doesn’t seem to be able to revive, ‘All Creation Store’ which doesn’t seem to be big enough to offer all kinds of creations, to ‘Modernization Store’ which doesn’t seem modern at all, keywords of the desire of the time could be perceived. Intense desire for abundance of an era accompanied by poverty, decline and absence connect to the present like a shadow of irony and irrationality. Cho Hyeongseob elaborates on the values and ideals we have lost in the pieces of our memory or on their boundaries. |
