Literature/Visual Art


Ho Bin Kim
hk1983nyu.edu
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Group Exhibition

Date: 2023.12.15 - 2024.1.15 /  
2024.9.12 - 2024.10.19 /
2025.1.8 - 1.18

Location: Horaggasynamu Base Polygon (Gwangju, Korea)/
Third Street Gallery (Shanghai, China)/
B93 (Enschede, the Netherlands)


    <Llfe> is a video featuring a random object game between a Slovenian living in Korea, Philippino living in Japan, and Gyopo living in Korea. As the name shows, taking turns, three players place everyday objects on the table as if playing a game with unwritten rules. The game starts off with one of the players pressing the ON button on the washing machine. The game progresses at a fast pace in the beginning, gradually slowing down as the game winds down. Although everything seems random, there is a clear winner at the end of the game, just like in real life. This cycle will continue endlessly, just like the spinning of the washing machine shown in the beginning. 

   Despite the seemingly random nature of the game, a clear winner emerges, mirroring the realities of existence. The film captures the cyclical nature of life, echoing the endless spin of the washing machine—a powerful metaphor for the perpetual cycle of migration, transfer, and separation faced by those who embark on journeys for social, political, economic, and cultural reasons.</life 삶>