Press Release

P21 will end 2023 with the solo exhibition Single Perspective Limit by Kimchi and Chips, marking their first commercial gallery show. The exhibition will center on a new series of wall hanging opto-kinetic artworks titled Optical Rail. Each edition contains a uniquely designed, calculated and produced pattern which becomes animated by a motorised train of glass lenses that pass repeatedly over it. The patterns are produced using a mix of acrylic paint, laser etching, UV printing and pencil. A catalogue of the 22 works is available upon request.

The works are a playful and thoughtful twist on Kimchi and Chips’ meticulous style. The artists consider how the Op Artists combined multiple disciplines to discuss an emerging type of neurological spectacle, using the engine of sight to power kinetic drawings, revealing time to be a sensation and not always as a linear sequence. Optical Rail employs the visual distortion of moving lenses to decrypt a layer of time within static images, transliterating the motionless into the motion-ful. The lenses act like a convolutional filter from deep neural networks, allowing the artists to superimpose kinetic happening within static graphic compositions. The show will also include retrospective elements from Kimchi and Chips’ large scale works.

Additionally, the exhibition will feature a reworking of the work REWORLD. Within the context of Single Perspective Limit this work further explores and expand upon the themes established in Optical Rail. The artwork comprises thousands of dynamic lenses that intricately capture tangible spaces, objects, individuals, and ambient light, resulting in the formation of mosaic-like images. The lenses, in constant motion, respond to natural variables like weather and time, dynamically altering the tonal composition of the imagery with each passing moment. This dynamic interplay creates a visually captivating experience, where the artwork continuously adapts and evolves, reflecting the ever-changing elements of its surroundings in real-time.

Supported by Seoul Foundation for Art and Culture

Read More

Installation Views

About the Artist

Kimchi and Chips, the Seoul-based art and technology duo founded in 2009 by Mimi Son and Elliot Woods, explores the intersection of art, science and philosophy through their ambitious large-scale installations. Their practice is rooted in the recognition that art, science, and philosophy are not distinct disciplines, but rather alternative ways of mapping the same terrain that should be used in tandem.

View Artist Profile

Also Exhibiting at P21

About the Gallery

P21 was established in 2017 by Soo Choi. Located in Itaewon district, a cultural hub in Seoul, the gallery opened with an inaugural exhibition by Choi Jeong Hwa and continues to promote compelling and original examples of international contemporary art. P21 is known for its unique exhibition space with two separate facades, respectively named P1 and P2, that enable artists to create site-specific works.

View Gallery Profile
Address
66, Hoenamu-ro
Yongsan-gu
Seoul
South Korea
Opening Hours
Tuesday – Friday
11am – 6pm

Saturday
12pm – 6pm
(1)
Seoul 66, Hoenamu-ro, Yongsan-gu
P21
66, Hoenamu-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea
+82 2 790 5503
http://p21.kr

Opening hours
Tuesday – Friday
11am – 6pm

Saturday
12pm – 6pm
The art world in focus