Hwigyeong
Architectural Model
2015 (made)
2015 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Kim uses ceramics as a way of commenting on the constant cycle of urban development in modern Seoul and the disappearance of its architectural legacy. Kim makes models of 1980s-1990s houses being demolished in her neighbourhood. The houses are characterised by a unique combination of western and Korean architectural features. Kim uses unfired clay to make her models. Once completed, she places them in shallow trays of water so that they slowly dissolve into puddles of mud. As a record, she photographs the models as they disintegrate.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Hwigyeong (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | clay, moulded |
| Brief description | Architectural model of a Korean 1980s-90s 'villa' made of unfired clay |
| Physical description | Architectural model of a 1980s-90s 'villa' in Seoul, showing the combination of western and Korean designs. Made of unfired clay. |
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| Credit line | Purchase funded with the support of Samsung |
| Summary | Kim uses ceramics as a way of commenting on the constant cycle of urban development in modern Seoul and the disappearance of its architectural legacy. Kim makes models of 1980s-1990s houses being demolished in her neighbourhood. The houses are characterised by a unique combination of western and Korean architectural features. Kim uses unfired clay to make her models. Once completed, she places them in shallow trays of water so that they slowly dissolve into puddles of mud. As a record, she photographs the models as they disintegrate. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.27-2018 |
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| Record created | November 14, 2016 |
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