Installation view of
《I Do Nine-Tailed Fox》 © The ShowroomThe first solo exhibition of Sojung Jun in
a UK institution, 《I Do Nine-Tailed Fox》, is on view at The Showroom, London, until January 31, 2026.
Jun’s work explores the nomadic identities
of transformation and metamorphosis through the East Asian mythic figure,
Gumiho (Nine-Tailed Fox), along with the narrative of the seed from Octavia
Butler’s ‘Earthseed’, which is transported by natural elements like wind,
animals, or water, to represent the idea of survival and return within the
planetary crisis.
Installation view of
《I Do Nine-Tailed Fox》 © The ShowroomThe film follows the story of Koreans who
relocated to Central Asia – Kazakhstan – during the Soviet era and tells the
multifaceted story of shifting between geographies and temporalities, while
facilitating the iconography of Gumiho as an apparatus of metamorphosis,
branching, and polyvocality, combining an archaeological tale with speculative
imagination.
The exhibition features groups of
inflatable sculptures that function as both refugia and theatre that manifest
the identity of said nomads' lifestyle: low-cost, portable, adaptable, and
itinerant.
