23-25 nov 2023
Opening hours: 7pm - 10:30pm during the show
Contact & reservation: janknops@atelierarthurrogiers.be
Address: Keizer Karelstraat 103 - 1000 Brussels
Metro: 1 en 5 (Schuman)
Bus: 28 - 61 (Ardense Jagers) 64 (Luther)
60 - 63 (Ambiorix)
In my previous work, A Proposal for Singing Algae Power Plant (2023), I explored my longing to reach the green mountain, a world without endless competition and burnout.
The Taste of Tea (2023) continues from there and explores uncanny AI-generated visuals depicting a female body undergoing decay over time, symbolizing the circle of life and the fusion of digital technology with traditional paintings, using AI imagery.
The inspiration is drawn from Kusôzu, which means ‘painting of the nine stages of a decaying corpse’ in Japanese Buddhist paintings. The painting begins with a depiction of a beautiful female body in the first step and illustrates the stages of decomposition, ultimately to nature. This was a practice rooted in the aesthetic ideas of impermanence.
Che Go Eun (b. 1988) was trained in traditional Korean painting, but today works mainly with digital collages, zines, sculptures, drawings and paintings. Her work is inspired by folktales, religious iconography, and cyberculture. In her work she investigates how different cultures try to shape impulses, fetishes and stereotypes.
Education & Residencies: STRT KIT, AAIR, Antwerp, BE (2020), HISK-Higher Institute for Fine Arts,
Ghent, BE (2017-2018), MA Fine Art, HKU-Utrecht School of the art, Utrecht, NL (2015-2016), SEJONG University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Korean painting, Seoul, KR (2007-2012)
Solo Exhibitions: Atelier Arthur Rogiers, Brussels (Upcoming, 2023), Ghost of Flandria, Bruthaus gallery, Waregem (2021), Cabinet of Hearts, Gallery Gallery, Antwerp (2021)
Asian version of Asia, A01 Fine art gallery, Naples (2018), #66 Goeun Choi aka Chego, 2m3, Brussels, BE (2017)
Group Exhibitions (Selected) : Here and Then, Now and There, Het Bos, Antwerp (2023), 3/3, FRED &
FERRY, Antwerp (2023) Tidal Zone Experiences, Pilar, Brussels (2023), SongEun Art Award 22nd, Songeun, Seoul (2022), Europalia Art Festival, Leuven&Brugge (2021), Gates (might) open soon, KANAL Pompidou, Brussels (2021), What Stories Want, AAIR & Kunsthal Extra City, Antwerp (2021), iwillmedievalfutureyou1, Art Sonje Center, Seoul (2019), iwillmedievalfutureyou6, Kunsthal Aarhus (2018).