One of South Korea’s leading contemporary sculptors, Chung Seoyoung, is participating in the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT11). Held at the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) in Brisbane, Australia, APT11 has been underway since November 30 and features 70 artists and collectives from more than 30 countries. 

Since its inception in 1993, the Asia Pacific Triennial has been held every three years in Brisbane, aiming to present the contemporary art scene of Asia through research focused on Australia, Asia, and the Pacific region. APT11 highlights works that address themes of care, community, and exploring environmental and political issues.

Chung Seoyoung presents her wooden sculpture Blood, Flesh, Bone (2019) alongside ten ‘Ceramic Text Drawings’ at APT11. Blood, Flesh, Bone references the basic sculptural materials that comprise human life. Ten ‘Ceramic Text Drawings’, produced with a glaze “pencil” on ceramic plates shaped like A4 sheets of paper, feature enigmatic and fragmentary sentences in Korean, English, and Chinese, handwritten by the artist. These ceramic pieces are placed upon pedestals whose dimensions have been beyond their original function, resulting in the two being recognized as a single sculptural mass.

Chung’s sculptures create a new dimension, a fictional and poetic realm that separates away from the inner moments established between the artist and the objects. Her works are on view at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in Queensland, with the exhibition running until April 27, 2025.

References

• 정서영, Chung Seoyoung (Artist Website)
• 퀸즐랜드 미술관, 제11회 아시아 퍼시픽 트리엔날레 (Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art)
• 바라캇 컨템포러리 인스타그램 (Barakat Contemporary Instagram)

Ji Yeon Lee has been working as an editor for the media art and culture channel AliceOn since 2021 and worked as an exhibition coordinator at samuso (now Space for Contemporary Art) from 2021 to 2023.