Installation view of 《UNNATURAL SELECTION: I, NOT I》 ©WWNN
WWNN
presents the exhibition 《UNNATURAL SELECTION: I, NOT I》
on view through March 28. This exhibition is part of a
traveling exhibition project organized by WWNN, following its presentation at
CON_ in Tokyo last year and now continuing at WWNN in Seoul.
Titled 《UNNATURAL SELECTION: I, NOT I》, the
exhibition questions whether the concept of the “human” remains valid today, at
a time when elements once considered essential to humanity—such as emotions,
behavior, the body, and identity—are increasingly detected, stored, and reduced
to predictable data within technological environments.
Moving
beyond the simple binary of whether technology threatens or saves humanity, the
exhibition invites viewers to reconsider contemporary life as something
co-constituted with technology, exploring how perception and modes of being are
being reconfigured within this condition.
Installation view of 《UNNATURAL SELECTION: I, NOT I》 ©WWNN
Five
artists—Sangho Noh, Dew Kim, Miryu Yoon, Younguk Yi, and Jongwan
Jang—participate in the exhibition, each testing the boundaries of what it
means to be human through distinct media and artistic approaches.
Working
across painting, installation, performance, and narrative forms, their
practices invite viewers to look anew at scenes of “humanness” that we have
long taken for granted. In doing so, they open up possibilities for new
interpretations within the gaps and ambiguities that emerge.
Installation view of 《UNNATURAL SELECTION: I, NOT I》 ©WWNN
The
exhibition neither warns against technology nor idealizes it. Rather than
offering definitive answers about a better future, it prompts a renewed
sensitivity toward the conditions in which we currently live, encouraging
viewers to perceive them from an unfamiliar perspective. In doing so, it
confronts us with the question: “How far can we remain ourselves?”
Participating
Artists: Sangho Noh, Dew Kim, Miryu Yoon, Younguk Yi, Jongwan Jang
