Wooden Fish 2013, China
Young Sup Jin Five-colored Wooden Fish Bench
RAN Focus / Installation
Information
9/26(Fri) 18:30–22:00
9/27(Sat) 13:00–22:00
9/28(Sun) 13:00–20:00
Ryudo-cho Museum Street
Free
Detail
A wooden fish lies on a bench placed on a city plot, where people gaze at each other serenely. This vibrantly colored work, adorned with auspicious patterns, expands on the concept of benches found in the garden of traditional Korean houses and brings it into a modern urban space. Combining several of the narrow benches commonly found in Japan creates a wide Korean-style bench, which can be arranged in various ways in narrow alleys or plazas. This work is not a generic bench, but rather a symbol born through community art, emerging on Ryudo-cho Museum Street.
Collaborative Production / Minato Roppongi Junior High School Art Club + Volunteers, 6th Graders of Minato Minamiyama Elementary School
Cooperation from / Local Residents, Tanegashima Kuroshio Art Project Coordinator Kaoru Tamura, TECARAT Midoriko Nemoto
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Artist
Young Sup Jin
Born 1958 in Busan, Young Sup Jin graduated from Kyungsung University Graduate School with a major in metal crafts. He has held numerous solo exhibitions in locations including Busan, Seoul, Kobe, and Fukuoka. From 2009 to 2018, he ran the creative artist residence space Art Factory in Dadaepo and organized community art activities in Busan’s Gamcheon Culture Village to further the social participation of art. Additionally, he has served as artistic director for the Hainan Haikou Art Project in China and the Kuroshio Art Project on Tanegashima Island (2011–2023).
