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2013/12/02

This feature site-specific installations that shed light on the distinctive spatial aspects of the Seoul Branch of MMCA's interior and exterior spaces. This is made by Choe U-Ram (1970- ) 
In this project, Choe hung his Opertus Lunula Umbra (Hidden Shadow of the Moon), a massive animatronic creature whose height is five meters from the ceiling in front of Gallery 5, whose functionality can be characterized by its role as a sort of a hub by which the different buildings of the Seoul branch scattered like islands are connected and the visitors' movements are guided. A magnificent spectacle is created by the slow movements of tens of its huge symmetrical wings, which resemble the oars of a Viking ship. This work in the form of a colossal caterpillar emanating mysterious light is the latest version of the work of Choe for which viewers highly praised at the Liverpool Biennale in 2008 and in Pozna, Poland in 2009. This recent work of his of technical perfection and structural precision is introduced for the first time at the Seoul branch.


More information on http://mmca.go.kr/eng/exhibitions/exhibitionsDetail.do?menuId=1010000000&exhId=201311050000102

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