Haegue Yang 양혜규 梁慧圭 / Mesmerizing Mesh – Paper Leap and Sonic Germination, dépendance, 2024

Описание: Mesmerizing Mesh – Paper Leap and Sonic Germination
April 25, 2024 – July 13, 2024
dépendance, Brussels, Belgium

dépendance is pleased to present Mesmerizing Mesh – Paper Leap and Sonic Germination, Haegue Yang’s fourth solo exhibition at the gallery since the first one in 2004. This exhibition brings together two categories of work by Yang: paper works and sculptures. While Yang is recognized largely as a sculptor, she employs a wide range of media, and her lesser known commitment to flat works, from collages to wallpaper, has been consistent from the beginning of her career. Mesmerizing Mesh – Paper Leap and Sonic Germination comprises a diverse selection of her oeuvre and offers substantial insight into her research interests, methods, and visual language.

Germination describes the transformation of a seed into a seedling, implying the emergence of new things. Yang’s artistic approach attempts a transformation of materials to transcend boundaries, enabling fresh perspectives on our traditions and identities to emerge. For instance, in her use of paper both in Mesmerizing Mesh and Mesmerizing Pagoda Lantern, paper signifies more than mere physical means for a craftsperson to create a thing. In fact, paper is civilizational materiality, which contains not only technical sophistication and serves as a symbol of knowledge, but is also infused with spirituality. Combining rich materiality, conceptual complexity, and an abundance of visual references, Yang is renowned for her labor-intensive, yet unrestricted craft-based methods drawn from various folk traditions, melding industrially manufactured and domestic items with organic and synthetic materials.