Bohyun Yoon, Structure of Shadow, 2009. Silicon, wire, steel, light bulb, motion sensor, motor. H 90, W 60, D 60 in. courtesy: Bohyun Yoon
When you look at Bohyun Yoon‘s work, nothing is as it seems: a business suit is plastic, not pinstriped; fully-formed shadows are cast by fragments of figurines; male and female figures combine in a series of sketches. Even his CV reshapes things, making a mandatory stint in the South Korean military a performance piece entitled Two Year Soldier Project – Disguise Myself as a Solder for Two Years, which he completed with postcards advertising the event. “Bohyun Yoon: Embody,” a new solo exhibition opening this week at the Center for Emerging Visual Artists, will showcase a selection of the native Korean artist’s work from the last 10 years, some of which draws heavily on glass, which he studied at Tama Art University in Tokyo (BFA, 1999; MFA 2001) and RISD (MFA, 2004). Continue reading
