Pseudo-well
Junk tires, projection mechanism, kinect camera, slide, wood platformDimensions variable
Oregon
2020
↓ Artist Statement
Only during crisis, disaster, war time, humans become equal, sort of. I prefer to say "Humans become equally raw".
Human way of living has been chasing after so-called modernization and globalization, however, the self-isolation, social distancing period can be considered as de-industrialization and de-globalization. Suddenly, without any preparation, it’s sending us back to the time before the Age of Discovery in which access to other physical areas was limited and time-consuming, and people are stuck in their local community. The presence of the self is replaced by the absence of the self. This is also the background of my project.
While never overtly alluding to these issues of the struggle of the individual in relationship to the dark side of globalization, my work Pseudo-well is a response to and enacts an experience related to these tensions, tensions between different mindsets, malfunctioning systems and mechanisms view and cope with the uncertainty. I use worn-out junk tires as a means to reflect the most essential need which drives our revolution — moving. I realized that the need is not food, not sex, not humanity, it’s about conquering, discovering.
Front view
Side view
Back view
Bottoom view
Top view (interactive video inside the well)
Top view (interactive video inside the well)
Top view (interactive video inside the well)