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"Liminal Air -Descend-" by Shinji Ohmaki is on display at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) Seoul as a part of the "Interplay" exhibition running through Aug. 23. / Courtesy of MMCA

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By Kwon Mee-yoo

A plethora of white strings is suspended from the ceiling of a gallery in the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) Seoul. Visitors can enter this space after taking their shoes off and they have to pass through a forest of white cords shaping soft curves.

This is Japanese artist Shinji Ohmaki's "Liminal Air -Descend-" which visualizes energy flow of descending air and clouds. Visitors brush against the fluffy string, weaved in the Japanese traditional knot-making way, and the passage maximizes their sensory experience. After plowing through, the visitors have a chance to look back at the white sea of string they have just passed.

This is a part of "Interplay," a site-specific project held at the MMCA Seoul's Gallery 6. The Galley 6 is one of the architecturally interesting rooms in the art museum. The galley has two stories connected through a narrow staircase and visitors will encounter a different atmosphere in each room of the gallery.

"Today is an era of convergence. Artists do not unilaterally display their work, but try to engage the viewers, expanding their experience," the exhibit's curator said.

Artistic duo avaf (Assume Vivid Astro Focus), composed of Elizer Sudbrack Simoes and Christophe Hamaide-Pierson, presents "10 Wallpapers," which literally adorns the walls of the gallery customized for the MMCA's gallery.

"Spectra (Double)" by Ross Manning

The duo, self-proclaimed as "homo virus sapiens," creates a dreamlike environment with images borrowed from mass media and colorful neon. Despite the fancy visuals of their works, avaf shows their critical attitude toward political, sexual and national identities.


After descending the stairs, visitors will face revolving, fluorescent lights. This kinetic sculpture is "Spectra (Double)" by Australian artist Ross Manning. Manning, once a TV repairman, portrays his interest in light in the piece.

The fluorescent tubes are colored in red, green and blue _ the three primary colors of light. As the lamps rotate randomly, they create an arbitrary combination of colors. With buzzing sound of attached fans, visitors can soak themselves into a visual and auditory experience.

Korean-American artist Jinnie Seo portrays a Taoist viewpoint in her artwork "Wandering Still."

Taking inspiration from the Joseon poetess Heo Nanseolheon (1563–1589), Seo interprets the notional landscape in a multi-sensory way. She creates a bunch of clouds with over 2,000 plastic straws and mountains with rolled floor paper colored with soybean oil.

Seo transforms the two-dimensional traditional landscape into a three-dimensional space, complete with the nutty fragrance from soybean, which is a traditional material to color and strengthen the papered floor.

The exhibit runs through Aug. 23. MMCA Seoul's general admission is 4,000 won. For more information, visit www.mmca.go.kr or call (02) 3701-9500.
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