Normative Landscape 3, Eun Hyung Chung
Normative Landscape 3, Eun Hyung Chung
Eunhyung Chung
I have lived a life achieving the goals which were generally considered desirable. I just followed what others pursue without knowing what I really want to do. The society was always trying to push me in a safe direction with no risk and it seemed there was a very specific road to take, a 'right' way of doing things to become a good citizen. Thus, in this video, I appear as a bug which has two eyes on each side, but not in the front. It shows that I cannot look forward because I cared a lot about what others think. In this performance, I tried to move forward struggling to be in the yellow safety line that the society and my parents have drawn for me. To me, this was the view to be considered reasonable as well as natural.
Eun Hyung Chung is a performer and sculptor who was born in Seoul, Korea. She is interested in fragile or impermanent things that break easily and do not last long. Currently the biggest theme that she explores is the sense of loss. She completed a BFA in sculpture from Seoul National University and now she is studying at Rhode Island School of Design for her MFA. In 2016, she was the winner of the University of Brighton Award. Eun Hyung has worked as an art teacher in various institutions and has exhibited in Korea, Poland, and the US.