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The Past, Present, and Future of Luxury
-CROWN GOOSE-
Print, Installation, Performance
2018
A heterotopia represents a space that does not pertain to a single place. Disparate elements gather and mingle to remove the conventional. Rules and pre-existing notions are changed to create a new space and conceptions.
This exhibition establishes a diverse heterotopia in the middle of Seoul by bringing a unique vibe to familiar hotel space. The metaphysical border between the medieval and modern is blurred: creating new meaning through artworks of various genres. The two-dimensional work, three-dimensional performance, and other unique works share a single space to create space anew.
We invite you to <Heterotopia of Manor> to escape the daily routine and experience the joys of metamorphosis in a space of new interactions.
Existential Dissonance
One can describe Ellen Justus’s work as the coexistence of opposing forces. Her work melds a melancholic stillness with the dynamism of kinetic lines that guard the very space with ubiquity. In doing so, there is contrasting melancholia with an opposite force symbolic of life. The coalescence of impossibilities is representative of a heterotopia. The gathering of contradictions on a single surface gives rise to irony and fascination.
Existential Dissonance
Cotton, suede
45x45cm
65x65cm
Ellen Justus and Crown Goose
Conceptual Deviation
Although deceptively portrait-like, this is three-dimensional wire art. Treading the ambiguity between the actual (three-dimensional) and imaginary (two-dimensional), it takes a new form through the erasure of spatial rigidity. Highly dependent on perspective, this structure’s multidimensional reality may be non-existent. However, it contains within itself elements of a heterotopia. The overlap of the hotel and manor represent this conjoining of dimensions in a space that can be seen. Furthermore, it is more than a sleight of perspective, as viewers act as active participants of the changing dimensions and collective experience.
Overlap of Meaning
This bespoke bedding is composed of a gorgeous mix of feathers, gems, jewelry, fur, and golden fabric. It moves away from generic prêt-à-porter (ready-to-wear) characteristics and replaces it with a contradictory elegance and extravagance—capturing the Manor as an haute couture symbol of desire. The coexistence of different spaces creates a heterotopia that is both ironic and subversive. Through the placement of objet d’art and fine refurbishing, this bespoke bedding offers a new perspective by redefining the bedroom.
Informal Unfolding
Contemporary dance pursues classical beauty but is distinct from the discipline required of balletic mastery. It does not have a formal structure and is highlighted by great freedom to express emotion.
The manor reflects an almost fairy-tale like quality of the middle ages and is a space where classical beauty and structural discipline mingle as one. Sujin Lee’s performance is accompanied by objet d’art that wears the characteristics of a manor, and therefore nobility in the modern sense. The characteristics of contemporary dance contradict with the objet d’art on display to create this space of unique energy and temperament.
Tension and laxity. Contraction and expansion. The repetition of movements at odds with the impending void of entropy represents a heterotopia: emulsification of ironies into a space that does not belong to any one structure.
The Past, Present, and Future of Luxury
-CROWN GOOSE-
]]>Collection Flow Series 2
Performance
Dimension
4 x 4 x 3(h) m
13 x 23 x 10(h) ft
Material_ bedding
2018
Each design has a story
that individual and objet d’art tell together.
Finding elegance in the lines of Verni,
or the decorative chains of Ecuries,
we are lost in a space of both freedom and order.
Where movements tell stories
--the essence of wonder.
The Past, Present, and Future of Luxury
-CROWN GOOSE-
Patron
Artist_ Matthias Dörfelt, Amay Kataria,
Sjoerd ter Borg, Sabina Hyoju Ahn
Place_ ART CENTER NABI, SK
2018
The Nabi Artist Residency is an international art exchange program that aims to explore the fast-changing world with unique artists and perspectives. As the patron of this annual program, Crown Goose supports the creation of art in diverse genres and continues to dream with each creator.
Through this exhibition, artists express the world in terms of changing values, of tragedies, and of hopes. The modern world is ever changing. It is witnessed constantly by the eyes of the artist and audience, who together interpret its shape and meaning. With each problem, there are new perspectives, and each view adds a new facet to the shape of our world.
Face Trade
Matthias Dörfelt
Cord, Computer, Printer, Thermal Printer, Button, LCD Screen, Speaker, Camera, Flash, Medium Fiberboard, Metal, Paint
52x60x177
2018
Face Trade is an art vending machine. A computer takes a photograph of a person and prints a drawing of the face. Although one is required to insert payment, a truly unique artwork can be received. During the momentary wait, the face is saved within the Ethereum blockchain in perpetuity. The title is inspired by the transaction and gives food for thought to the values of today.
(Groove) Body
Amay Kataria
Custom Code, Smart Blockchain Contract, Variable Size
2018
(Groove) The body uses blockchain technology to give partial ownership.
A fictional protagonist is created with GROVE coins, posing and dancing to communicate with the outside world. Perhaps with the actual owner as well. As society becomes increasingly exposed to the blockchain, so too does the person’s idea of ownership and art. By possessing a single GROVE token, one can claims ownership of the artwork--however partial that claim may be.
Beach Umbrella
Sjoerd ter Borg
Single Channel Video
Variable Size
2018
Parasol (Beach Umbrella) uses street view images of multinational corporations to depict changes in the city over time. The artist explores the relationship between gentrification and technology, and questions how we can measure this change. Through a deluge of perspectives, there is a nearly endless combination of viewing life, death, art, the birth of an object, or little occurrence within the city. Technology reads the future of the city. It analyzes like a scientist and predicts as if an astrologer. Or perhaps there is not much difference after all. By using the parasol, or beach umbrella, as the focal point of observing change, this artwork reflects the city in the eyes of technology and ponders the transience of the past, present, and future.
Bias
Sjoerd ter Borg
Interactive Web Installation
Variable Size
2018
Bias is an artwork that gathers and archives the artist’s location through mobile technology. The street view images of the visited places are downloaded and differentiated depending on visual perspective. At times the art is lost in the city, just as time is lost to man.
DIY Bionoise
Sabina Hyoju Ahn
DIY circuit, Wooden Frame, Electrical Parts, Variable Size
2018
DIY Bionoise is an instrument that generates and controls the noises of the user’s body. Through the measurement of bioelectricity, this instrument controls, and releases noise. Although constructed using a modular synthesizer, sequencer, and various DIY components, the instrument became functional with the addition of the customized condenser and sensor. It continues to hum the rhythm of the body.
The Past, Present, and Future of Luxury
-CROWN GOOSE-
]]>Dimension
2.1 x 2.5 m
6.9 x 8.2 ft
Material_ Silk Organza, Acid Dyes, Acrylic,
Gold Powder, Malam Tixor, Uhlig Steam Fixiator
Technique _ Batik, Acrylic Paintings
The overlap of diverse colors, expressed through royal navy blue color, is a metaphor for the unknown and mysteriousness.
The blended color is created from a mutual reaction of reflected light from the translucent silk. And it breaks the sense of depth and space and imbues noble sentiment. This delicate artistic effect derives elegant pleasure from a deep sleep. Effortlessly.
Dimension
3 x 6 x 2.4(h) m
10 x 20 x 8(h) ft
Material_ wood, fabric
2018
“Humans and beds are like a vertical and horizontal axis.”
When we lie down on a bed, we position ourselves to be parallel to the bed – going from vertical to horizontal.
However, we have proposed a new perspective; we made the bed stand vertically to position itself parallel to us.
In the world of Vertical Hotel, the conceptual transformation of bed changes the way people look at beds.
The Past, Present, and Future of Luxury
-CROWN GOOSE-
Dimension
4 x 4 x 3(h) m
13 x 23 x 10(h) ft
Material_ bedding
2018
The story of bedding is told
not just by the person,
but by objet d’art.
Through bold Jardin,
and infinite Cordon,
--through perfect Losange,
or glorious Daphne,
we perform and tell stories.
The Past, Present, and Future of Luxury
-CROWN GOOSE-
Dimension
8.3 x 4.2 x 3.4(h) m
27 x 14 x 26(h) ft
Material_ acrylic, wood, stone, fabric
2017
All Masterpieces have an aura.
Each aura is unique,
and native to the piece
in shape, structure, and color.
Through the aura of light
and the placement of objet d’art,
we interpret space anew.
The Past, Present, and Future of Luxury
-CROWN GOOSE-
Dimension
42 x 60 cm
1.4 x 1.9 ft
Material_ paper
2017
Salon de Art portrays freedom and elegance through a unique salon.
Exhibited during the 2017 Crown Goose Brand Party, this unique expression of luxury captures the dreams and motivations of Crown Goose.
The work was created through the culmination of various photographic inspirations.
Objet d’art that decorate the room represent the workspace of the artist; the spatial expression from layers represents infinite imagination.
The Past, Present, and Future of Luxury
-CROWN GOOSE-
Dimension
6.5 x 6.5 x 4.5(h) cm
0.2 x 0.2 x 0.1(h) ft
Material_ sterling silver 925, cubic zirconia
2017
In this work, we imbue dreams, passion, and knowledge of elegance. Crafted by a master jeweler, the idea of luxury is reflected in silver clarity.
Art is given form through precision
and the mistakes of the soul.
Lines accentuate structure.
Shaping the face of emotion
to unveil what was unknown.
Simple, elegant, and cozy.
The jewel whispers in our voice.
The Past, Present, and Future of Luxury
-CROWN GOOSE-
Artist_ Mark IJzerman, Nihat Karatasli
Place_ ART CENTER NABI, SK
2017
Sponsoring Nabi Artist Residency 2017,
Crown Goose gathered an international cast of artists
to share new ideas and experiences
and interpret our world through many minds.
HEY M*N!, 2017
Nihat Karatasli
3D-printed PLA, Steel, Video
The works of Nihat Karatasli explore the boundaries of the imaginary and tangible.
His installation art displayed during the exhibition utilizes the 3D printer and video to explore the interactions within social media and mass media. His work question the standard of perspectives formed and evolved by the crowd. In our world today, our conversations are decreasingly private, and judgment comes from the abyss--from voices, we have never heard and faces we have never seen.
Time Shift, 2017
Mark IJzeram
Sound, RFID tags, electronics, wood
Photos by Sebastien Robert
Mark IJzeram is a sound artist and interactive system designer. During this exhibition, he explores the acoustic ecology through a unique audio photobook. By combining photos from 2016 with the sounds of 2017, he creates a fault in perspective and of time. While the pictures are printed on the book, the sounds and noises change with each turn of the page.
The Past, Present, and Future of Luxury
-CROWN GOOSE-
Introduction
Artist_ Frank and Patrik Riklin
Place_ Schletterstrasse 13, 9064 Gonten, Switzerland
2017
Null Stern Hotel
Frank and Patrik Riklin’s Null Stern Hotel is located in the middle of the Alps. The intent of creating Null Stern, meaning “Zero Star” in German, was to contemplate the meaning of the hotel. By erecting a hotel in the most unexpected of spaces, the brothers have created an artwork that lives in the gallery of society and nature.
The Past, Present, and Future of Luxury
-CROWN GOOSE-