Sohyun Yoon
Fingers
Integrated Media
2022
Walnut, cherry, hard maple, brass bolts, stainless bracket, aluminum coupling, stainless screws, acrylic rod, acrylic gears, fabric strings, DC motor, DC power supply
This is an installation that shows mechanical movement. It began with the artist's quest for material and the desire to capture the moment. This installation is a connecting system consisting of several joints, such as fingers. The simple motion is reconstructed into a geometric form, drawing repeated elliptic curves.
“This piece seeks to create tension between the work and its environment by introducing repetition, exaggeration, or reduction within existing patterns. The visual presence of the reproduced object challenges the original meaning traditionally assigned to it, disrupting familiar associations. Through this friction, the work explores the elemental power of materials and their capacity to evoke new interpretations.”