Possession to Nature

Hosted by Jimin Hong

This project is now archived and was part of DDW23

Event type

Exhibition

Location

Strijp T+R

BioArt Laboratories

Oirschotsedijk 14-10

5651 GC

Possession to Nature - 01

Jimin Hong

This project has been started from questions about a territorial dispute over "the island". What does it mean to possess? We try to own nature and fight over it through money, borders, boundaries, and maps in the language we have defined. But from nature's perspective, such language does not exist.

Meaning of ...

The questions invite us into a space for exploring the meaning and time of our behavior towards nature today. In a space filled with salt representing the earth as a landscape, the audience is invited to touch it with their bodies and hands, creating their own spaces and boundaries. On the last day of the exhibition, a performance of pouring water and washing away our traces raises questions about the meaning of our behaviors. This question from one island extends to all the territorial conflicts that are happening around the world today. Also, it asks us to reflect on our current state of communication with nature and how we need to be in a symbiotic relationship with it in the future.

Possession to Nature - 02

Jimin Hong

Possession to Nature - 03

Jimin Hong

Possession to Nature - 04

Jimin Hong

Possession to Nature - 05 - Performance 27.08.2023

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Jimin Hong
jimin.hong@aalto.fi
+358414815519
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About Jimin Hong

Jimin Hong (South Korea, 1997) is a practice-based designer based in Helsinki. Her practice integrates filmmaking, material research, performances and writing to question and create spaces for socio-cultural discourses. Her recent works explore territorial disputes, ecosystems, and beings threatened by climate change and biodiversity loss. She has a BA in Furniture Art and Fine Arts and is currently pursuing an MA in Contemporary Design and Creative Sustainability at Aalto University.