C R A S H I N G

About the Work

Presented as part of the group exhibition A Foreign Affair (2018), this work explores the relationship between identity and otherness, proposing new perspectives on harmony and diversity. By encouraging interaction, it challenges conventional boundaries between the viewer and the artwork, fostering a dynamic exchange between material, movement, and perception.

At the core of this installation is the interplay between sculptures, drawings, and their surroundings. The works are unconventionally dispersed throughout the space, disrupting traditional modes of display. The audience is invited to engage physically—touching, feeling, and activating the work. The opposing frames, when struck together, produce sound—a continuous echo, a vibration that lingers in the space. This sonic element reinforces the transient nature of interaction, emphasizing the impermanence of experience and the evolving presence of the work.

The intention behind this presentation was to subvert the conventional rule of ‘no contact’ with artworks, observing how viewers navigate this shift. By breaking this passive engagement, the work becomes a social experiment—revealing reactions, behaviors, and the physicality of encounter. The moving frames coexist with an observational drawing, which depicts a natural element of marble. The translation of graphite into sculptural form creates a conceptual bridge between stillness and motion, silence and resonance.

The contrast between the sound-producing sculptures and the quiet presence of the drawing generates a dialogue of its own—one between materiality and absence, presence and void. A Foreign Affair becomes not just an exhibition of works but an unfolding experience, inviting reflection on the intersection of identity, interaction, and the shared space between the self and the other.