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This solo show at Uncommon Gallery in Seoul is the 4th completely non-commercial showing of Human Unreadable since its release in May 2023.
In a space that seems to only think of the importance of storytelling or giving context when there is money to be made, we want to say (specifically positioned as artists who previously for years spent months on elaborate productions we couldn’t make a cent on) a sale should be in service of story, not story in service of a sale.
Just because we aren’t selling the work anymore does not mean its message is any less important nor meaningful to us. Each new person we speak to about it highlights new facets of the work, often that we didn’t think about.
The reason why we make art is because we want to see it in the world, see it reach people, inspire new ideas, create new possibilities, and we know we are lucky to be able to self-invest in sharing our vision and message with audiences all over the world without the pressure to urgently create and sell something else just to get to the next month. We don’t take that for granted and are thankful for everyone who has supported our work either through collecting, being a supporter, sharing, sending a kind message, attending a talk or performance, being a good friend.
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