Exhibition Jihoon Park (박지훈) "Condition Impossible"

Supported by SHOWKUKAN Inc.

Sat. 12 Sep. 2015 - Sat. 3 Oct. 2015 14:00-19:00　(Close:Mon. and Thu.)

Opening reception: Sat. 12 Sep. 17：00～（500JPY with one drink )

Condition Impossible
Pursuing the condition of equilibrium is an imperative idea and manifestation of unrealizable desire. The idea of making horizontal line onto sphere is presentationally contradictory and ultimately unreachable expectation. Nonetheless, horizontal line of present is constantly reproduced by physical modification.

People long for equilibrium of mine as well. We turn to religion and give the surmount impossibility to god or make efforts to reach to ultimate end through self-tormenting exercise such as meditation, yoga and penance. In extreme cases, people disturb the clouding and disorder of mind by taking alcohol or drug that works as same amount of disturbance. And this is paradoxical self-revelation that represents our fear about disabled state of controlling balance.

I make these days are tools that measure or disturb equilibrium. Basically I am not a professional manufacturer who produce such precise measuring tools but a creator of ‘subliminal’ artistic objects, those tools are little inarticulate, whimsy and illogical somehow. However because those have such conditions, the stuffs maintain humane condition. And when the tools as works of art reflect humane condition adaptively, it enables us to accept such artificial imperfection soundly.

Jihoon Park (박지훈)
Born 1967, Seoul, Korea

Solo Exhibition
2013	Beverages for Anxious Folks /Gallery Sejul/Seoul
2012	Several Different Psychological Fragments Made Out of Triangles and Spheres/Gallery Soap/Kita Kushu, Japan
2009	One Day, One Deal /Gallery Factory / Seoul
2008	One Day, One Deal /Hogar Collection Gallery/ New York
2007	Hats for Sane Folks/Kimjinhye Gallery/Seoul
2007	Segmentation and Uncertainty /Janet Oh Gallery / Seoul
2006	Stutter / Kofic, Studio #7 / Namyangju, Korea
2006	YECA relay/ Janet Oh Gallery /Seoul
2006	The Wet Dreamer/Hogar Collection Gallery/New York
2006	His Wet Dream /Growrich Gallery /Seoul
2004	The Flasher / Alternative Space Loop /Seoul

Selected Group Exhibition
2014	Gangwon Environmental Installation Festival Baecklahk Temple/Hongcheon, Korea
2014	Inner Journey /Ujung Art Center /Seoul
2013	Move on Asia /ZKM-Center for Art and Media /Karlsruhe, Germany
2012	Move on Asia /Alternative Space LOOP / Seoul
2011	“Move on Asia-Travelleing Exhibition/LABoral Art Center/ Gijon, Spain
2011	“Move on Asia-Travelleing Exhibition/Casa Asia /Barcelona
2011	“Convergence, Fusion” / OCI Museum /Seoul
2011	“To be Continued” /Hogar Collection Gallery / New York
2010	“Closed Circuit” /Boahn Inn / Seoul
2010	“Save the Earth” /Kumho Museum / Seoul
2010	“Drawing the World” / Incheon Art Platform/ Incheon
2009	“Proposal for the preparation” / Dojidai Gallery / Kyoto
2009	“Cutters”/Hunterdon Museum /Clinton, New Jersey
2009	“Encounter” / Korea Foundation Cultural Center /Seoul
2008	“To Have or To Be” /HongKong Visual Art Center /HongKong
2008	“To Have or To Be” /Palacio Galveias/Lisbon, Portugal
2008	“To Have or To Be” /Farmleigh Gallery / Dublin, Ireland
2007	"La Zona Red Hook Art Show”/ La Zona Red Hook / New York

Education
2003	MA New School University of General Studies
2001	MFA Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University
1996	MFA College of Fine Arts, Seoul National University
1994	BFA College of Fine Arts, Seoul National University