Installation view of 《20/20》 ©ThisWeekendRoom
ThisWeekendRoom
presents a solo exhibition 《20/20》 by artist Seongjoon Hong, on view through April 30.
Hong is
interested in things that become clear only with the passage of time. Drawing
on this cognitive mechanism, he brings it into painting, visualizing the
shifting clarity of perception that emerges through temporal delay in his own
formal language.
The
exhibition title, 《20/20》,
denotes normal eyesight, while also evoking a journey of confronting the past
within a temporal delay and recalibrating the focus of memory.
Installation view of 《20/20》 ©ThisWeekendRoom
The focal point of this exhibition is the dark night sky,
introduced into the artist’s work for the first time. Previously, his paintings
functioned as a kind of convex lens infused with the hues of the surrounding
environment, capturing a clear and luminous world without distortion. By
contrast, the newly introduced nocturnal spheres (‘After the Light’) operate as
a mediating presence that turns away from what surrounds them rather than
rendering it with clarity.
Installation view of 《20/20》 ©ThisWeekendRoom
Beyond the dense veil that appears empty at first glance,
countless presences reside. Things that have slipped from sight, yet persist
unmistakably. By enlarging the illusion on the surface of a bubble, Hong evokes
those unseen presences that nevertheless linger close at hand. It is darkest
just before dawn.
