아르띠앙서울 갤러리, 신혜연 개인전 'Gentrification'

신혜연 작가 개인전 'Gentrification'전이 1월 3일부터 10일까지 아르띠앙서울 갤러리에서 열린다.

이번 전시에서 작가는 Gentrification 현상, 그리고 그로 인해 유발되는 여러가지 문제점과 나타나는 이슈에 대한 이야기를 이번 전시를 통해 전달하고자 한다.

신 작가는 세계 각지의 ‘Gentrification’ 현상을 꼬집어내며 작가의 시선에서 철학적, 개념적인 방식으로 접근하여 해석한 ‘Gentrification’현상에 대해 탐구하는 작업을 선보인다. 작가는 도시 재개발과 슬럼가(빈민가)의 고급주택화와 같은 현상들을 거리낌없이 드러내며 사람과 도시와의 관계, 모든 Gentrification 현상, 그리고 그로 인해 유발되는 여러가지 문제점과 나타나는 이슈에 대한 이야기를 이번 전시를 통해 전달하고자 한다.

■ 작가노트

I was born in 1981 in Seoul, South Korea. I received a bachelor’s degree
in Psychology, a Bachelor of Fine Art, and a Master of Art from Ewha
Womans University. I also hold Master of Fine Art from University of
Manitoba. I have had three solo exhibitions in Korea and have
participated in 35 group exhibitions internationally.
I am a visual artist who looks at the relationships between people
and cities, particularly at gentrification and the redevelopment of
residential areas around the globe. From the perspective of a foreigner
from a largely monocultural society living in a multicultural community,
I explore philosophical and conceptual ideas about cities through the
creation of collage works and installations made from discarded
industrial objects.
My works contain stories about social issues affecting urban
space and development as a result of globalization and Capitalism. I
have been tracing and mapping the individual, cultural, and
psychological impacts of significant developments in Korea. My core
research interests have expanded to include the gentrification and
redevelopment of residential areas across the world and the emotions
thereby evoked. In my collage and improvisatory installation work, I
utilize found construction materials and images referencing
philosophies, experiences, and memories of over-development.