In the dark (One who cannot live in the present)

 

Performance
Year: 2019


Why can't we live our lives? Why do we always want to be acknowledged by others, try to please others and not to disappoint others? Although we are the owners of our lives, there aren’t any us in our lives. In this project, I portrayed creatures which are lost and wandering in their lives without knowing where to go and what they really pursue. One creature seems to lose direction with its heavy hands and feet holding it back. Its head is made of mirror which reflects the surroundings. The head spins when it moves and the head gradually vanishes from the center to both ends. Also, there is another creature which seems to move more freely than others. However, its head is so heavy that it prevents the creature from doing anything. The other creature is laying its limbs firmly to the ground, and it became a rock that is hard to move since it became too accustomed to stability. In this work, I created a dreamlike setting where the creatures keep showing up and vanishing in the dark. These creatures were like a dream and illusion, but at the same time, the extension of the reality.