Absence
Exhibition by Kyungja JEONG, Ail HWANG, Hannah SCHNEIDER and Anne SCHÜLKE.
Curated by HeeJung KIM.
Opening Friday, 6 May 2022 at 7 pm
7 - 29 May 2022
Opening hours: Thurs. to Sat. 2 - 6 pm, Sun. 12 - 6 pm.
Free admission.
The current rules of the Corona Protection Ordinance of the State of NRWapply.
In the exhibition project "Absence", the four female artists
Kyungja JEONG (Seoul, KOR), Ail HWANG (Seoul, KOR), Hannah SCHNEIDER (Cologne, GER) and Anne SCHÜLKE (Düsseldorf, GER) and curator HeeJung KIM (Seoul, KOR) explore the concept of "absence" and present their observations to the public for discussion in the form of two exhibitions at two venues.
The philosopher Byung Chul Han uses the term "absence" to reflect on different attitudes towards space, time, material and human beings. He juxtaposes the concepts of "absence" and "being" and sets Western and Eastern ways of thinking in motion.
The works by Kyungja JEONG, Ail HWANG, Hannah SCHNEIDER and Anne SCHÜLKE reflect the theme in different media: Among others, there are photographs by Kyungja JEONG that establish references between architecture and inner narratives, installations made of latex paint by Ail HWANG that are repeatedly changed by her during the exhibition period, a one-channel video with sound by Hannah SCHNEIDER in which a tightrope walker trains and tests the spatial volume of a former industrial hall, and a three-channel video installation with sound by Anne SCHÜLKE that shows a body in an indeterminate space and reflects on spatial and bodily perception.
The exhibition in Düsseldorf will be accompanied by a programme and continued in a second part in Seoul in summer 2023.
Accompanying programme
All interested parties are cordially invited to the accompanying programme:
Friday, 6 May 2022 7 pm to 9 pm
Opening with introduction Curator HeeJung Kim (English)
Saturday, 7 May 2022 7 pm to 9 pm
Dinner together with the artists, combined with a fundraiser for "Leave no one behind / War in Ukraine" (English, Korean, German and other languages)
Registration required: abwesen@web.de
Sunday, 8 May 2022 3 pm to 4 pm
Guided tour with the artists Kyungja JEONG, Ail HWANG, Hannah SCHNEIDER and Anne SCHÜLKE (English, Korean, German)
Sunday, 15 May 2022 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Reading group with residents of the Weltkunstzimmer, Kyungja JEONG, Ail HWANG, Hannah SCHNEIDER, Anne SCHÜLKE, HeeJung KIM and all interested (English, Korean, German)
Sunday, 29 May 2022 3 pm to 4 pm
Lecture and talk with Franz Xaver Baier, author of the book "Der Raum" (German)
The exhibition at WELTKUNSTZIMMER, Düsseldorf (DE), shows works by female artists of two different nationalities and cultural backgrounds, whose works, however, coincide in the depth of their inner conflicts. One of the main themes, existence and non-existence or being and absence, is expressed and represented narratively and visually in their works. It is about physical space and surrounding space, impermanence and vulnerability, people and objects, space and time. All these attentive observations are elaborated with different media such as video, sound, sculpture, installation and photography as their own way of exploration. The beauty of the works changes continuously and is determined by topographical details to conceptual influences. The stimulation of the five senses takes into account mass and space, creating not only a mood that evokes emotional responses, but also a visual narrative.
- HeeJung Kim, 2022
Kyungja JEONG, Nervertheless
Ail HWANG, smoked salmon
Hannah SCHNEIDER, Balance
Anne SCHÜLKE, White Balance (Video Still)
Funded by Kunststiftung NRW, Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Korea Foundation
Absence
Exhibition by Kyungja JEONG, Ail HWANG, Hannah SCHNEIDER and Anne SCHÜLKE.
Curated by HeeJung KIM.
Opening Friday, 6 May 2022 at 7 pm
7 - 29 May 2022
Opening hours: Thurs. to Sat. 2 - 6 pm, Sun. 12 - 6 pm.
Free admission.
The current rules of the Corona Protection Ordinance of the State of NRWapply.
In the exhibition project "Absence", the four female artists
Kyungja JEONG (Seoul, KOR), Ail HWANG (Seoul, KOR), Hannah SCHNEIDER (Cologne, GER) and Anne SCHÜLKE (Düsseldorf, GER) and curator HeeJung KIM (Seoul, KOR) explore the concept of "absence" and present their observations to the public for discussion in the form of two exhibitions at two venues.
The philosopher Byung Chul Han uses the term "absence" to reflect on different attitudes towards space, time, material and human beings. He juxtaposes the concepts of "absence" and "being" and sets Western and Eastern ways of thinking in motion.
The works by Kyungja JEONG, Ail HWANG, Hannah SCHNEIDER and Anne SCHÜLKE reflect the theme in different media: Among others, there are photographs by Kyungja JEONG that establish references between architecture and inner narratives, installations made of latex paint by Ail HWANG that are repeatedly changed by her during the exhibition period, a one-channel video with sound by Hannah SCHNEIDER in which a tightrope walker trains and tests the spatial volume of a former industrial hall, and a three-channel video installation with sound by Anne SCHÜLKE that shows a body in an indeterminate space and reflects on spatial and bodily perception.
The exhibition in Düsseldorf will be accompanied by a programme and continued in a second part in Seoul in summer 2023.
Accompanying programme
All interested parties are cordially invited to the accompanying programme:
Friday, 6 May 2022 7 pm to 9 pm
Opening with introduction Curator HeeJung Kim (English)
Saturday, 7 May 2022 7 pm to 9 pm
Dinner together with the artists, combined with a fundraiser for "Leave no one behind / War in Ukraine" (English, Korean, German and other languages)
Sunday, 8 May 2022 3 pm to 4 pm
Guided tour with the artists Kyungja JEONG, Ail HWANG, Hannah SCHNEIDER and Anne SCHÜLKE (English, Korean, German)
Sunday, 15 May 2022 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Reading group with residents of the Weltkunstzimmer, Kyungja JEONG, Ail HWANG, Hannah SCHNEIDER, Anne SCHÜLKE, HeeJung KIM and all interested (English, Korean, German)
Sunday, 29 May 2022 3 pm to 4 pm
Lecture and talk with Franz Xaver Baier, author of the book "Der Raum" (German)
The exhibition at WELTKUNSTZIMMER, Düsseldorf (DE), shows works by female artists of two different nationalities and cultural backgrounds, whose works, however, coincide in the depth of their inner conflicts. One of the main themes, existence and non-existence or being and absence, is expressed and represented narratively and visually in their works. It is about physical space and surrounding space, impermanence and vulnerability, people and objects, space and time. All these attentive observations are elaborated with different media such as video, sound, sculpture, installation and photography as their own way of exploration. The beauty of the works changes continuously and is determined by topographical details to conceptual influences. The stimulation of the five senses takes into account mass and space, creating not only a mood that evokes emotional responses, but also a visual narrative.
- HeeJung Kim, 2022
Kyungja JEONG, Nervertheless
Ail HWANG, smoked salmon
Hannah SCHNEIDER, Balance
AnneSCHÜLKE, White Balance (Video Still)
Funded by Kunststiftung NRW, Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Korea Foundation