The Same Time
Nothing Is As It Seems_Installation Art Book
October - November, 2022
A healthy society is a society in which the thoughts and
private stories of others are respected. If these things are not respected,
society will be in chaos.
This work is an installation art book. When viewed from the front, it does not look like a book, so as to express the main theme of “Nothing is as it seems.” The title on the left, “The Same Time,” looks as if the letters are shaking, implicitly expressing a chaotic society where the thoughts and private stories of others are not respected. Underneath it, “8:11” is an example of a specific moment in someone’s everyday life, in which they wish to be respected. The hour and minute hands at 8:11 point 180 degrees in opposite directions. This is an expression implying the spatial concept that people living on the other side of the Earth at the same time are also objects requiring respect. The 30 images introduced in the art book are independent images that are not related to each other, representing the independent thoughts and private stories of ordinary daily life, unconscious of the gaze of others. However, these images also show that they can be interpreted differently depending on the prejudice and discrimination of viewers.
This work is an installation art book. When viewed from the front, it does not look like a book, so as to express the main theme of “Nothing is as it seems.” The title on the left, “The Same Time,” looks as if the letters are shaking, implicitly expressing a chaotic society where the thoughts and private stories of others are not respected. Underneath it, “8:11” is an example of a specific moment in someone’s everyday life, in which they wish to be respected. The hour and minute hands at 8:11 point 180 degrees in opposite directions. This is an expression implying the spatial concept that people living on the other side of the Earth at the same time are also objects requiring respect. The 30 images introduced in the art book are independent images that are not related to each other, representing the independent thoughts and private stories of ordinary daily life, unconscious of the gaze of others. However, these images also show that they can be interpreted differently depending on the prejudice and discrimination of viewers.
On the first page of the art book, you can see “chaos,” whose face is unrecognizable. This is implied by overlapping the 30 translucent images. If you take out each one like turning the pages of a book, you can clearly see the contents of each image. This suggests a “healthy society” where the thoughts and personal stories are clearly respected. With another image beyond each image, it represents something beyond what is visible.
