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Koyaanisqatsi

YK Presents

Oct 12, 2024 — Nov 09, 2024

placeb1, 13 Eulji-ro 43-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea

YK Presents•Oct 12, 2024 — Nov 09, 2024

placeb1, 13 Eulji-ro 43-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea

Artists
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Seungwoo Kang

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Press release
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“Koyaanisqatsi” is a word from the Hopi language that means “life out of balance.” It describes a state where the natural harmony and order of life have been disrupted, often due to human interference or the impact of technology.

Kang Seungwoo’s solo exhibition Koyaanisqatsi encompasses a new series of works exploring how data-driven surveillance now invades even the unconscious mind, turning private emotions and behaviors into data points. Reflecting on the physical structures of ant colonies and the metaphysical structures of the image search grid, the artist forms relationships between the physiological structures underpinning the subconscious as vast data networks and omniscient and opaque algorithms that create frighteningly accurate narratives of users through online click behavior and unethical modes of surveillance through smart technology.

The works force viewers to confront the voyeurism inherent in utilizing these technologies and their passive role...More expand_more