THE POETIC REALM
Artists: Miwa OGASAWARA, WANG Ya-Hui, Kawita VATANAJYANKUR, Ana Maria MICU, LEE Jo-Mei, LIN, Guan-Ming, CHIU Chen-Hung, HSU Jui-Chien, Yoshihiro SUDA, YANG Chi-Chuan, Marina CRUZ, Hiraki SAWA
Dates | 26 June - 26 December 2021
Venue | 1F-3F, Yu-Hsiu Museum of Art, No.26, Ln. 150, Jianxing Rd., Caotun Township, Nantou County 542, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
www.yu-hsiu.org
Upon hearing the word “poetic,” one might immediately think of poetry or associate it with “romantic,” “lyrical” and “symbolism,” etc. Such reflective correspondence between images has always limited our consciousness from expanding to reach more possibilities. As for “dimension,” it usually refers to using mathematical coordinates together with dots, lines and planes to map out space. It is through this conceptual process that we understand the world, become aware of the forms of things, the borders of territories before entering the fourth dimension, in which the subject of cosmic origin and time are further contemplated. Since the ancient time, innumerous physicists, philosophers, sociologists and artists have discussed about space and matter; and in the modern time, there are also theories about the multidimension, superstring theory, parallel universe, pneumatology and so on. However, these are not the theme of this exhibition.
In this exhibition, “poetic” refers various ways of surveying and perceiving the world and can be viewed as a process of dealing with or confronting things, a process that becomes extended and all-inclusive through a poetic quality, which can be found in the works of the twelve artists featured in this exhibition. The poetic quality is not related to any knowledge or methodologies, nor does it solely point to the appearance of visible objects. Instead, it surfaces as an unexpected crevice that suddenly makes us aware of something abstract and invisible, and possibly has its root in memory, perceptual experience or the state of being physically immersed in the surroundings when moving in the exhibition space.
This exhibition brings together artists from Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines and Romania, and juxtaposes artworks portraying varied context and texture, not only showcasing the artists’ inner landscapes with interrelating implications, but also creating folds in a space previously static and now dwelled by the artworks. Nevertheless, how does the visual presentation of individual works demarcate and manifest a multifaceted, imaginative space stemming from the surrounding “emptiness”? How does it establish interconnections between the works? Being in a space of boundaryless dimension, the spectator’s body also undergoes a constantly stirring, receptive or adjusting process that perhaps reveals certain dormant matters.
Artists: Miwa OGASAWARA, WANG Ya-Hui, Kawita VATANAJYANKUR, Ana Maria MICU, LEE Jo-Mei, LIN, Guan-Ming, CHIU Chen-Hung, HSU Jui-Chien, Yoshihiro SUDA, YANG Chi-Chuan, Marina CRUZ, Hiraki SAWA
Dates | 26 June - 26 December 2021
Venue | 1F-3F, Yu-Hsiu Museum of Art, No.26, Ln. 150, Jianxing Rd., Caotun Township, Nantou County 542, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
www.yu-hsiu.org
Upon hearing the word “poetic,” one might immediately think of poetry or associate it with “romantic,” “lyrical” and “symbolism,” etc. Such reflective correspondence between images has always limited our consciousness from expanding to reach more possibilities. As for “dimension,” it usually refers to using mathematical coordinates together with dots, lines and planes to map out space. It is through this conceptual process that we understand the world, become aware of the forms of things, the borders of territories before entering the fourth dimension, in which the subject of cosmic origin and time are further contemplated. Since the ancient time, innumerous physicists, philosophers, sociologists and artists have discussed about space and matter; and in the modern time, there are also theories about the multidimension, superstring theory, parallel universe, pneumatology and so on. However, these are not the theme of this exhibition.
In this exhibition, “poetic” refers various ways of surveying and perceiving the world and can be viewed as a process of dealing with or confronting things, a process that becomes extended and all-inclusive through a poetic quality, which can be found in the works of the twelve artists featured in this exhibition. The poetic quality is not related to any knowledge or methodologies, nor does it solely point to the appearance of visible objects. Instead, it surfaces as an unexpected crevice that suddenly makes us aware of something abstract and invisible, and possibly has its root in memory, perceptual experience or the state of being physically immersed in the surroundings when moving in the exhibition space.
This exhibition brings together artists from Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines and Romania, and juxtaposes artworks portraying varied context and texture, not only showcasing the artists’ inner landscapes with interrelating implications, but also creating folds in a space previously static and now dwelled by the artworks. Nevertheless, how does the visual presentation of individual works demarcate and manifest a multifaceted, imaginative space stemming from the surrounding “emptiness”? How does it establish interconnections between the works? Being in a space of boundaryless dimension, the spectator’s body also undergoes a constantly stirring, receptive or adjusting process that perhaps reveals certain dormant matters.