An evocative show by Auroville-based installation artist Ok Jeong Lee is on till February 11 at the Centre d’Art in the universal township. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
With her new exhibition, Auroville-based installation artist Ok Jeong Lee organises a walk-through of twilight zone of sorts filled with an abundance of sensory stimuli; akin to navigating a disorientating, dim-lit passage before that grateful re-embracing of light.
Lee’s ‘In the Middle and After’ expo is hosted by the Centre d’Art in Auroville.
Visitors walk through long strips of cut-up vines made from scraps left over from the manufacture of COVID masks. As you turn a corner, the visitor discovers sculptural objects, silky paintings, metal flowers, hybrid creatures, and strange totems embedded in the fabric vegetation.
The path ends, and one emerges into a bright, vast space. Hundreds of compact discs form sparkling rivers on the ground, an open and refreshing sea. The artist has scattered the space with benches and seats, all of which are playful and colourful works of art: transparent suitcases for time travellers, woven chairs, and cloud-like foam cushions. Recycled materials speak of crucial themes, such as memory, the organisation of life and the environment, and the hope for a more spiritual future.
