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Body of Signs
Kyu Kyu
Body as Archive · Human Figure
About the work
A mosaic figure standing in a red field.
The body stands still; the red field keeps moving.
Slow looking
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Curatorial interpretation
A standing figure, its body built from pale mosaic tiles, stands on a deep red field of small dark squares; a circular form and a floating fragment accompany it near the upper edge. The mood is watchful, upright and iconic. Here the human figure is not described through anatomy but assembled from signs, so the body reads as a container of accumulated marks. The work can be read as a reflection on identity as something built over time, with personal and collective memory written onto a single form. In the exhibition it appears at position 03 (ROOM I), where its role is: pair left.
Look slowly
Compare the tiles inside the body with the squares outside it. Where does the figure end?
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