Installation view of 《Fuzz - Tangible Incident》 ©Hakgojae Gallery
Hakgojae Gallery presents a solo exhibition
《Fuzz - Tangible Incident》 by
artist Oum
Jeongsoon, on view through March 28.
Oum has long explored the meaning of “seeing” through her work
leading art education projects for the visually impaired. This exhibition
presents approximately one thousand Braille books alongside sculptural and
painterly works from her major series ‘The Elephant without Trunk.’
Together, these works move beyond conventional modes of visual
appreciation, expanding the perceptual field toward sensory multiplicity and
alternative ways of knowing. Through traces that remain present yet unseen, the
exhibition reconsiders the essence of perception itself. Subtle vibrations
generated at the fingertips extend perception across touch, sound, and the body
as a whole.
The exhibition challenges long-held assumptions of visual
dominance and opens a space for renewed reflection on sensory experience.
Installation view of 《Fuzz - Tangible Incident》 ©Hakgojae Gallery
A recurring motif throughout the exhibition
is “Fuzz,” the minute residue formed through repeated friction and contact.
Pilling resists translation into fixed imagery or intentional form. It
symbolizes experiential traces that escape institutional record and linguistic
description.
Through this material, the artist reveals
viewing as a process shaped by accumulated bodily experience and duration
rather than image interpretation alone. The exhibition also addresses
disappearance as transformation rather than erasure.
Sensory encounters within the works remain
embodied rather than fully translatable into narrative or visual
representation, suggesting alternative modes of memory beyond language and
image.
Installation view of 《Fuzz - Tangible Incident》 ©Hakgojae Gallery
Rather than presenting a singular
interpretation, the artist allows visitors to pause, navigate, and reorient
themselves within the exhibition space, temporarily suspending familiar
perceptual structures.
The exhibition invites reflection on
sensory hierarchies and asks how we have learned to trust particular senses in
understanding the world. 《Fuzz - Tangible Incident》 follows fleeting sensory moments while leaving open the possibility
of experiences that remain unnamed.
