2020 Jeonbuk Life! Winter Edition

Marli Janse van Vuuren’s photography is unique because
of the three-dimensional texture created by folding the paper
on which the images are printed. A favorite of Son’s, Anjee
DiSanto’s photographs utilize double exposure techniques,
layering temple motifs with nature scenes. Her piece
“Hyanggyo Psychedelic” features autumn’s most prominent
leaf, the yellow ginkgo, with red, green, and blue tones as
well. Like Korean traditional colors, DiSanto’s photography is
vibrant and bold.
Natalie Thibault created pieces using a variety of mediums,
including traditional Korean hanji paper. Her piece titled “The
YDD Paradox” seems to evoke a structured map of black and
white bleeding into a wild mix of greens, perhaps mimicking
the cities in Jeollabuk-do where neighborhoods abruptly end
at the base of mountains and the edges of rice fields.
Jasmine Trent Collins’s pieces are a collection of cartoonlike
sketches centered on the theme of otherness. Her piece
“I Have So Much to Say” will resonate with anyone trying to
communicate ideas through the filter of a foreign language.
The figure seems to be pulling off the English-language
sheet covering them, suggesting the stickiness with which
our mother tongue can take hold of us even as we try to
speak another language. Her sketches are perhaps some of
the darkest pieces in the exhibit, but her animation seems
to lighten the mood. When asked by curator Son about her
work, Collins explained that she drew animals because she
feels Korean people look at her like an animal in a zoo. Son
was shocked by this answer.
While seemingly disconnected from each other, each piece
shows a different part of foreigner life in Jeollabuk-do.
From Yochman and Erake’s playscape celebrating the fun of
exploring a new place, to Collins’s and Mata’s serious depiction
of loneliness, to the celebration of nature through the eyes of
DiSanto, Thibault, and Janse van Vuuren, the artwork is multifocused,
just like our varied experiences. Do not miss this
unique exhibit featuring the works of these talented artists.
“Artist Assemble” Exhibition: Jeollabuk-do through the eyes of the world
October 27, 2020 ~ December 31, 2020
Jeonju Museum of Art 전주미술관
B1 25-26 4-gil, Pungnammun, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do
(전라북도 전주시 완산구 풍남문 4길 25-26 B1)
Hours: 10:00~18:00, closed Mondays
Phone: 063-283-8886
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