The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London will host a Geumhyung Jeong exhibition from September.
Under Construction will feature a newly commissioned installation of sculpture and video by the Seoul artist, plus series of live performances. The exhibitoin will run from September to November.
Working from her background in choreography and a studied interest in the role of objects and technology in our lives, Jeong uses her body and animatronic figures built from DIY parts to parse the uncanny relationships between people and machines.
In her past work, Jeong has animated self-constructed remote-controlled robots using mechanical and tech hardware tools and spare mannequin parts and medical dummies.
With this new exhibition in the ICA’s lower galleries, Jeong expands her ongoing project, Under Construction, incorporating complete human skeleton models as a central component of the work.
Under Construction will explore the link between humans and machines through autonomous sculptures, in-process constructions, and videos that both document actions between Jeong and the skeleton-machines, and the artist’s tender creation and maintenance of the work.
The exhibition preview will be held on Tuesday, September 24th. Performances will take place on Tuesday, October 8th, Wednesday, October 9th, and Wednesday, November 13th. A performative lecture will be held on Friday, November 15th.
Under Construction will feature a newly commissioned installation of sculpture and video by the Seoul artist, plus series of live performances. The exhibitoin will run from September to November.
Working from her background in choreography and a studied interest in the role of objects and technology in our lives, Jeong uses her body and animatronic figures built from DIY parts to parse the uncanny relationships between people and machines.
In her past work, Jeong has animated self-constructed remote-controlled robots using mechanical and tech hardware tools and spare mannequin parts and medical dummies.
With this new exhibition in the ICA’s lower galleries, Jeong expands her ongoing project, Under Construction, incorporating complete human skeleton models as a central component of the work.
Under Construction will explore the link between humans and machines through autonomous sculptures, in-process constructions, and videos that both document actions between Jeong and the skeleton-machines, and the artist’s tender creation and maintenance of the work.
The exhibition preview will be held on Tuesday, September 24th. Performances will take place on Tuesday, October 8th, Wednesday, October 9th, and Wednesday, November 13th. A performative lecture will be held on Friday, November 15th.
ICA Director, Bengi Ünsal, said: "Jeong’s exploration of the relationship between humans and machines offers us profound insights into what it means to live in our technological age, and we are proud to present her groundbreaking work in this solo exhibition."
For tickets and details go to ica.art/exhibitions.
For tickets and details go to ica.art/exhibitions.
