<I Think That’s My Spoon>

Dongho Kang, Jiieh G Hur

For Paris Internationale 2023, Whistle presents <I Think That’s My Spoon>, a duo presentation by two Korean contemporary artists, Dongho Kang and Jiieh G Hur.

The interpretation of an object can change within a sentence depending on the language used but also the context provided; understanding a text message can differ from a spoken conversation over the phone. The artists cultivate their unique languages within their works through the continuous exploration of diverse mediums. <I Think That’s My Spoon> offers multifaceted sensory experiences through visual and auditory elements to experiment with the boundaries of perception.

Dongho Kang (b. 1994, Korea) explores the logic of film through visual-perceptual devices and genre taxonomy, examining the autonomous capacity of objects in their production and the channeling of plot and emotion without human influence. Kang often selects images that evoke a sense of unease or distance and then translates these experiences of disconnection into his paintings. Taking stray photos as a point of departure, he expands the inherent capability of the object within its form, color and texture.

Jiieh G Hur (b. 1982, Korea) showcases an exquisitely delicate, multidisciplinary practice that explores perception and sensation and realizes its physical result through sculpture, sound, installation and drawing. Her works are highly labor-intensive and time-consuming, their fragile nature belying the artist’s meticulous calculations and condensed emotions. Her installation methods encapsulate time-and-specific moments and create integral links between corporal memory and momentary engagement.