Chung Hyun: Mass

“I think I wanted to express thoughts that go inward, not thoughts that go outward or make a sound. I believed that it’s when problems amass and lump inside that they can be expressed artistically.”

Mass is a solo exhibition of Chung Hyun, an artist who has explored the properties and possibilities of discarded materials such as debris, waste, and scrap metal to create figures with bold gesture. The exhibition is a comprehensive introduction to his sculpture, printmaking, drawing, and archives along with the sculptural practice from the 1990s to the present. The title of the exhibition, Mass, implies the artist’s approach of maximizing the medium’s properties with minimal intervention and highlights the sculptural characteristics evident in his works. It also signifies the “amassed time” endured by Chung’s materials, highlighting their unique existence. Focusing on the seemingly insignificant or discarded materials that bear the weight of experiences, the exhibition ultimately aims to survey Chung Hyun’s distinctive art world where the sculpting of non-sculptural materials takes place.