Installation view of 《Fake Alive》 © TRIBOWL
TRIBOWL, an art space operated by the Incheon Foundation for Arts
and Culture, is presenting the special exhibition 《Fake Alive》 through December 13.
Humans tend to believe that whatever moves is alive and that
whatever responds is a living organism. Yet the world contains living beings
that remain still, as well as things that move incessantly despite being
lifeless.
Questioning the criteria for “being alive” that humans have long
claimed as their own, the exhibition traces the movements and interactions of
different entities, including nature, machines, and humans.
Installation view of 《Fake Alive》 © TRIBOWL
Perhaps humans are beings who not only render the world alive, but
also perform the role of “pretending to be alive” with the greatest skill,
navigating the routines, habits, and systems of everyday life. Between the
living and the nonliving, Fake Alive asks what we mean by life and whom we
believe to be alive.
Moving beyond an anthropocentric perspective, the exhibition
invites us to rediscover the meaning of “being alive” and reflect on the
everyday lives we have staged as if we were “pretending to be alive.”
Installation view of 《Fake Alive》 © TRIBOWL
Participating Artists:
Dianaband, Shin Jeheon, Jung Haejung, Hwang Moonjung
