Exploring cultural identity
Multimedia artist Gi-ok Jeon will touch on multicultural identity, motherhood and daily life during “A Space To Exist”, which will be held at Subhashok The Arts Centre from Sept 3 to Oct 2.
This is the first solo exhibition in five years by the Korean native residing in Thailand, who is reputed for combining many different techniques, from embroidery and woodcuts to painting and weaving. She continues to develop her series on her daughter but has changed some emotional perspectives in her latest works, which are divided into three series.
Defined as “Spatiotemporal Movement”, the painting series features Thai patoong (wraparound) fabric on Korean rice paper, as well as Korean fabric (Hanbok). It reflects her attempt to solidify her multi-ethnic identity and her relationship to her current life and place in Thai society.
Symbolising the struggle of cultural identity in the modern age, the “Space Over The Translucency” series consists of 3-D and installation work showcasing the translucent quality in bone china by means of light effects. The series is complemented with the use of Hanbok fabric confined within steel structures.
The “Structural Intermediacy” series will see several vertically long fabrics fill the gallery from floor to ceiling. As the hanging pieces of fabric move in space, the images on the fabric appear to be moving, as well.
The opening reception is on Sept 3 at 6pm. Subhashok The Arts Centre is on Sukhumvit 39 and opens Tuesday to Saturday from 10am-5.30pm and noon-6pm on Sunday.