Between Particles and Waves (Mincraft)
'Between Particles and Waves'
– Site specific artworks in virtual public space, MINECRAFT
Group show in Minecraft “Between Particles and Waves”
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Host : Salvatore Cinquegrana (A.K.A. Surry)
Curation : Jan Vormann, Brad Downey
Artists : Jazoo Yang, Vhils, Esther Stocker, Octavi Serra, Michael Johansson, Add Fuel, John Fekner, Brad Downey, Jan Vormann
Collaboration : Pushkin museum, Guggenheim, Total museum, 104 Paris, Suzy Park(Curator of AGENCY RARY)
THIS EXHIBITION IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND THAT REUNITES A GROUP OF INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS WHO ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR ARTISTIC PRACTICE IN PUBLIC SPACES IN CITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE WORKS CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS VIRUTAL SPACE OF 28 MILLION X 28 MILLION X 256 BLOCKS WILL BE SHOWN IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CONSTRUCTED BY SURRY, A FAMOUS YOUTUBER. EVERYBODY WHO HAS ACCESS TO THE GAME IS INVITED TO IMMERSE INTO THE ENVIRONMENT AND EXPERIENCE THE ARTWORKS IN SITU. THERE WILL ALSO BE GUIDED TOURS IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
During much of the last half year Brad Downey and Jan Vormann have worked together with the content creator Salvatore Cinquegrana (A.K.A. Surry) to assemble a group of international artists for an exhibition called "Between Particles and Waves". The show features works of Jazoo Yang, Vhils, Esther Stocker, Octavi Serra, Michael Johansson, Add Fuel, John Fekner, Brad Downey and Me. As the host of the show in his popular minecraft world, Surry has dedicated many hours of his time helping the artists build their works and create tangible tokens. We are all grateful that he was on board for this experiment!
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Each artist was asked to apply their techniques, ideas, or strategies to the public space of this sandbox game, while exploiting every bit of the immersion this abstraction of reality provides. Virtual meshes have been put through digital blenders, voxelized into schematics and finally pasted into Minecraft biomes to serve as blueprints in the survival world of the show. Intrigued by the textures and mechanics of the entirely new set of laws of physics, the artists put up stencils in procedurally generated villages, Statues of more that 120 meter (blocks) high or test for your eyesight nested in the landscape show you the entire vision, there will be glitches and structures hovering high above sea level like big beautiful moons or nearby planets
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House in Motgol, 2021
by Jazoo Yang
THE SMALL KOREAN VILLAGE OF MOTGOL WAS FACING A REDEVELOPMENT CRISIS IN WHICH URBANIZATION WAS THREATENING ITS TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE AND INHABITANTS. OFTEN, THE INHABITANTS OF THESE ANCIENT VILLAGES ARE FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES, EVEN IF THEY WANT TO STAY. THEY MUST WATCH AS THE PLACES THEY HAVE LIVED IN ARE DESTROYED AND ARE RARELY COMPENSATED FOR THEIR LOSS.
IN THE PROCESS OF REDEVELOPMENT, IN KOREA, THE THUMBPRINT OR "JIJANG" <THE THUMBPRINT WITH A KOREAN TRADITIONAL INK 'INJU'> HAS A LEGAL AND PERSONALLY BINDING POWER SIMILAR TO A SIGNATURE. WITH JUST A THUMBPRINT, WHOLE COMMUNITIES ARE TURNED OVER TO DESTRUCTION, PEOPLE DRIVEN TO BANKRUPTCY, AND JUST AS EASILY, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EXCHANGED.
JAZOO YANG COVERED A HOME SET FOR DEMOLITION IN MOTGOL WITH HER <JIJANG>, WHICH ALSO MEANS A PUBLIC EXPRESSION ABOUT PROMISE, CONTRACT, PLEDGE, OR OATH IN KOREA. THE WORK WAS THE FIRST TIME YANG WAS ABLE TO REALIZE HER PROJECT GOAL, WITH TWO PREVIOUS INCIDENTS OF HOMES BEING DEMOLISHED EARLY.
IN 2015, WHILE BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE THUMBPRINT ON THEM WERE DESTROYED RIGHT AFTER HER WORK WAS DONE, IN MINECRAFT, A VIRTUAL SPACE WITHOUT TIME AND SPACE CONSTRAINTS, YANG RESURRECTS THE DEMOLISHED HOUSE AND MEMORIES OF AN OLD COMMUNITY IN MOTGOL AGAIN.
IN THE PROCESS OF REDEVELOPMENT, IN KOREA, THE THUMBPRINT OR "JIJANG" <THE THUMBPRINT WITH A KOREAN TRADITIONAL INK 'INJU'> HAS A LEGAL AND PERSONALLY BINDING POWER SIMILAR TO A SIGNATURE. WITH JUST A THUMBPRINT, WHOLE COMMUNITIES ARE TURNED OVER TO DESTRUCTION, PEOPLE DRIVEN TO BANKRUPTCY, AND JUST AS EASILY, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EXCHANGED.
JAZOO YANG COVERED A HOME SET FOR DEMOLITION IN MOTGOL WITH HER <JIJANG>, WHICH ALSO MEANS A PUBLIC EXPRESSION ABOUT PROMISE, CONTRACT, PLEDGE, OR OATH IN KOREA. THE WORK WAS THE FIRST TIME YANG WAS ABLE TO REALIZE HER PROJECT GOAL, WITH TWO PREVIOUS INCIDENTS OF HOMES BEING DEMOLISHED EARLY.
IN 2015, WHILE BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE THUMBPRINT ON THEM WERE DESTROYED RIGHT AFTER HER WORK WAS DONE, IN MINECRAFT, A VIRTUAL SPACE WITHOUT TIME AND SPACE CONSTRAINTS, YANG RESURRECTS THE DEMOLISHED HOUSE AND MEMORIES OF AN OLD COMMUNITY IN MOTGOL AGAIN.
More information about the house in Motgol ->