Artist Statement I seek what is at the boundary of grotesque and beautiful. The ambiguous feeling that is both repulsive and attractive at the same time, reminds me of the predicament we face in everyday life including the relationships we get involved in. In Metamorphosis II my focus is on the life of discarded things that are left out because they are inedible. The fleshes of fish and octopus are removed and the rest are cut into pieces, but still the sense of liveliness remains. The intestines and the cut out eyeballs have the texture and color peculiar to natural living organism untouched by human hands.
Whether scattered or carefully arranged, they are in the process of transformation. The vitality of an organism lies in the fact that they are to be changed. In spite of the known scientific analysis of fetus development in placenta, the mysterious and super natural force still remains in the process of metamorphosis. For me the force, because it is unpredictable, includes the elements of humor, mystery, or even pain.
In order to collect the material to be photographed, I look into the waste baskets at the fish market and try to save creatures that catch my attention. The act of handling the fish is similar to that of cooking or dissecting it; however my intention is to visually react to what is left and remember that they once lived and they were worth living.
Captions
Jinyoung Yoon, Predicament 2, 2006, Digital C-Print, 48x38"
Jinyoung Yoon, Predicament 1, 2006, Digital C-Print, 48x38"
Jinyoung Yoon, Octopuses, 2006, Digital C-Print, 48x59"
Jinyoung Yoon, Nine Octopuses, 2006, Digital C-Print, 39x96"
Jinyoung Yoon, Laying 1, 2005, Digital C-Print, 48x38"
Jinyoung Yoon, Hanging 1, 2005, Digital C-Print, 63X38"
Jinyoung Yoon, Hanging 2, 2005, Digital C-Print, 63X31"
Jinyoung Yoon, Metamorphosis 1, 2006, Digital C-Print, 55X46"
Jinyoung Yoon, Metamorphosis 2, 2006, Digital C-Print, 55X46"
Jinyoung Yoon, Metamorphosis 3, 2006, Digital C-Print, 55X46"
