Here are some photos I captured of Screen, an installation by Korean artist Do Ho Suh. Many of Suh's works appear at first to embody a single concept, but upon closer inspection, remarkable detail and meaning become apparent.
Detailed look at Don Ho Suh's installation "Screen"
At first glance, this installation is an abstract design of brightly colored splotches.
Detail begins to emerge as you approach the wall.
A variety of different 'people' are included in the wall. The figurines are made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic, a type of plastic which can be melted cooled repeatedly without degrading. In terms of recycling, ABS plastic is more easily recycled than other types of plastics.
An excerpt from Do Ho Suh's biography reads:
Do Ho Suh (b. 1962, Seoul, Korea; lives and works in London and Seoul) works across various media, creating drawings, film, and sculptural works that confront questions of home, physical space, displacement, memory, individuality, and collectivity. Suh is best known for his fabric sculptures that reconstruct to scale his former homes in Korea, Rhode Island, Berlin, London, and New York. Suh is interested in the malleability of space in both its physical and metaphorical forms, and examines how the body relates to, inhabits, and interacts with that space. He is particularly interested in domestic space and the way the concept of home can be articulated through architecture that has a specific location, form, and history. For Suh, the spaces we inhabit also contain psychological energy, and in his work he makes visible those markers of memories, personal experiences, and a sense of security, regardless of geographic location.
Net-work is another of Suh's installations featuring ABS plastic figurines.
This looks like a net draped over upright metal posts, set on a beach.
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However, upon closer inspection, an entire army of people is the fabric of this net.
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Such beautiful art deserves to be shared! I hope you've enjoyed these photos of some fantastic art that causes the viewer to stop and take a closer look.
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All photos by @jaymorebeet, taken in May 2017 using IOS10 on Apple iPhone 6s.