JUNGMIN YOON
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00:00 (2026)
A Ceremony of Pause
Within the frozen frame, the face appears both alive and memorial like at the same time. Confronted with their own image held in stillness, the viewer shifts from a passive observer to someone imagining their own disappearance. This temporary suspension does not signify absence,
but instead intensifies the sensation of presence. The work quietly suggests that a life is shaped less by grand events than by the accumulation of repeated choices and fleeting moments, inviting
viewers to reflect on how they wish to be remembered.
Approximately one thousand apple forms were individually constructed using plaster, clay, and styrofoam. Repeated through labor intensive processes, the apples function not simply as objects, but as symbols of accumulated time, repeated gestures, and everyday rituals embedded within life.
The fixed image leaves the participant’s presence behind as a trace or memory, allowing the work to be experienced as a quiet ritual exploring cycles between life and death, connection and separation.