Installation view of 《Surrogate/Cut》 © The WilloW
The WilloW presents a two-person exhibition
《Surrogate/Cut》 by Hiiona Choi
and Sangha Khym, on view through August 8.
In 《Surrogate/Cut》, cinematic grammar and performative conditions converge, creating
points of intersection within and across the artworks.
The "Cut" appropriates the
cinematic mechanism of splicing shots, employing it as a structural apparatus
to weave the exhibition's temporal and spatial dimensions, while simultaneously
operating as a metaphor for a body whose continuity has been ruptured.
Installation view of 《Surrogate/Cut》 © The WilloW
By defining the actor as a
"Surrogate" for a fictional persona, the exhibition translates the
condition of being an empty signifier into spatial and visual language. Within
this constructed environment, time-based media, cued light and sound, the
sculptural masses generate mutual friction.
Here, the exhibition positions the audience
as a witness to the oscillation between illusion and reality, demanding a gaze
that becomes attuned to a misaligned, stuttering visuality.
