My house, not so joyful Exhibition "Anecdote of the bubble"

Next Generation Artists 2019!
Visual Arts - Lee Shin-ae "Anecdote of the bubble"

“Are you living in a 'joyful home'?”

What meaning does the space we live in, our 'home,' have? Originally, a home could be seen as a shelter from external dangers. However, as times change, the meaning of a home is also changing. It has become a symbol of social status, an investment target, and its meaning continues to evolve. As people assign different meanings to homes and houses, the psychological distance between homes and their inhabitants is also becoming greater.Nesting components

Artist Lee Shin-ae's solo exhibition "Anecdote of the Bubble" captures this relationship and measures the psychological distance between homes and residents, prompting us to think about the meaning of the personal living space. Here, 'Bubble' refers to the real estate bubble, and the exhibition title, "Anecdote of the Bubble", signifies the longstanding fantasy and impurities underlying that bubble.

The exhibition "Bubble's Time" is located on the 2nd to 3rd floors of the "Onsu Space" near Hapjeong Station. When you enter the 1st floor of Onsu Space, you will find a paper with explanations about the exhibition, a guestbook, and hand sanitizer for COVID-19 prevention. After taking the paper, visitors can go up to the 2nd floor to start the exhibition.

Since when did the distance between 'home' and 'house' become so far apart?

In a rental house where the tenant cannot fully own the space they live in, it becomes difficult for them to decorate their space to their own taste. The artist takes an interest in these tenants and interviews them, collecting records of the spaces they live in and showing them to us. On the walls of the photographs are short sentences written by the tenants about their preferences for the space and their thoughts on their situation, along with several pictures of the space. By looking at each one, we can see what kind of atmosphere each tenant is looking for and what complaints they have about their space.

It seems that there is more dissatisfaction than satisfaction in the way tenants view their homes. It's understandable, given that they can't even nail a single thing without permission. In this situation, tenants may resign themselves to their situation, express their preferences and spatial orientation clearly, or show affection for their living space. If they could fully decorate their living space as they pleased, how would the sentences in the photographs have been different?

As I took a step back and looked around the exhibition space, my eyes were drawn to the chairs and the triangular pillar. Even the pillar was adorned with interesting stories from the tenants, arranged in a fun way. I found myself crouching down to read the stories on the lower side, and standing up to lift my head and read the stories on the other side, moving on.

People have diverse tastes. If there are aspects that go against their tastes in the space they live in, they feel regretful and may feel a sense of lacking. If you take a closer look at the stories about tastes and regrets that fill the columns and walls, you may find stories that you can relate to.

As I entered the room on the right, I saw a photo of a monitor and a chair. The caption on the monitor displayed a floor style flooring with subtitles like "I need to change the flooring!" and "I tried to cover up the mop holder stain with wallpaper but it didn't work." The story conveyed the tenant's dissatisfaction with their living space and their desire to change it, but their attempts didn't go as planned. The iron object attached to the wall caught my eye again after watching the video. It was an object similar to the one shown on the monitor. "This house has a lot of optical illusions," when did a home become a place that deceives its residents? As I continued to watch the exhibit, I felt a growing distance between "home" and "house."

As I walked left, there were images like unfolded brochures that created a maze-like space and I slowed down my footsteps. Here, there were also stories about tenants' preferences displayed as prints. "Just imagining and shopping for the things I want in the design I like makes me feel better and relieves stress," "That door is ivory again." All of these stories are printed on both sides, and if you look at them slowly one by one, you will eventually reach the stairs leading to the last exhibition space.

And there’s the third floor, the last space of the exhibition, after climbing the stairs. In this space, which feels like an empty room in a house, there are a few images attached to a corner. Looking at the pictures of sparkling shoes and bags, I briefly thought about what furniture would be good to put in this space and why these pictures are attached here.

After seeing the exhibition “Anecdote of the Bubble," I was able to think about how individuals perceive their homes. In Bishop's song "Home, Sweet Home," you can hear the lyrics "Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home" Like this lyric, a home is a precious space for the resident and a place where they can rest completely. Since homes have become a target for investment and show off, it has become difficult to find this meaning. What kind of feeling does your home give you? Are you satisfied with your living space?

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