Poster image of 《Reliance and Independence》 ©Amado Art Space
Amado Art Space presents a special
exhibition 《Reliance and Independence》 through July 27. 《Reliance and Independence》
explores collaboration and division of labor—key operational
principles of capitalism—as its central themes. The exhibition uses light,
heat, sound, and movement as sculptural methods, expanding the materiality and
form of sculpture.
While collaboration and division of labor
are, in essence, systems of production and distribution shared among members of
a society or community, under capitalism, they become mechanisms of efficient
control that allow capital to circulate smoothly. The collective work of
laborers and the individual roles they fulfill are in fact the result of
workers uniting. Yet paradoxically, this collective output is attributed to the
power and efficiency of capital.
As capital becomes the primary agent of
movement, the objectification and fragmentation of human labor becomes
inevitable. In this framework, layoffs, accidents, and deaths at industrial
sites are not considered problematic. From the standpoint of capital, the
condition or situation of workers merely serves as a means to extract surplus
value and a stepping stone for further accumulation.
Though the materials and approaches of the
works in this exhibition are diverse, they are united in their intent to
examine and confront the contradictions of capitalism. The participating
artists paradoxically expose the violence and absurdity inherent in the system.
They observe the realities of labor, reflect on how to mourn industrial
accidents, face the suffering of others with empathy, hope for moments of
solidarity, and imagine more human forms of exchange—thereby focusing on the
individuals shaped and constrained by the movement of capital.
Grounded in their respective sculptural
vocabularies, the artists deconstruct and fragment reality while seeking
connections between what is scattered and broken. They offer sculptural methods
of doubt and reflection that cut through the contradictions of the real world.
In doing so, the works—each in its own form—interact and engage with one
another, revealing that the link between the exhibition’s theme and its
sculptural language is not arbitrary, but necessary.
Participating
Artists: Eunbi
Kwon, Doki Kim, Sungseok AHN, Minkyung Oro, Minsu Oh, Jade Sujin LEE
