Here , 2021
Mixed media
[CC2021-10]

In my work, Here, I evoke problems such as neglect, alienation, discrimination, and inequality faced by social minorities by revealing the most private story in my work. Through my private story, I directly and indirectly say that I am here, you are here, and we are all here together. This is a way to prove that I exist. For this work, I made 96 different videos that show that I am putting empty and being empty medicine cases into envelopes. The 96 videos are arranged in a grid, and I made a virtual space with them to give a real feeling of being in the space to people. The act of putting empty medicine cases in envelopes that have the same shape, size, colour, and placing the videos showing such the act in a grid which looks like a medicine case that pills are arranged regularly, express a kind of mental compulsion which is similar to me taking pills and supplements every day. Through this virtual space, people can indirectly experience the mental and physical health problems that the social minorities and the marginalized people have. This experience is maximized by the merged sound and the movements of my hands from 96 videos.

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