"A Player" exhibition title image. Courtesy of Alternative Space LOOP.
Established in 1999, Alternative Space LOOP, one of the first-generation alternative spaces in Korea, is presenting “A Players (蠱毒한 플레이어)” through February 6, 2022.
The word 고독 (godok) used in the exhibition’s Korean title has a double meaning. Today, the word is used primarily to denote solitude (孤獨). The second definition (蠱毒) derives from a spell explained in an ancient Chinese history book that describes the way a powerful poison can be collected in a small jar from the last surviving creature that went through a competition. This method is somewhat similar to today’s society, in which individuals have to prove their ability to survive in highly competitive situations. The exhibition is designed like a table-top, role-playing game in which all of the participating curators and artists have to follow the rules established by the main curator, Je Won Yoon.
The participating artists are Heesoo Kwon, Mang mu, Min Guhong Mfg, Mint Park, Insane Park, Seongjin Jeong, and Dahye Hyun, and the collaborative Curators are Inhwa Yeom, Jooyoung Oh, Sun Mi Lee, Jintaeg Jang, and Hyundae Cho.
