Catalog view is the alternative 2D representation of our 3D virtual art space. This page is friendly to assistive technologies and does not include decorative elements used in the 3D gallery.
Our host and her female ancestors had their first metamorphosis in this place. Our host 3d modeled the whole building structure of the gallery where she had her first solo exhibition, and created a space to resemble the women-only, basement-level korean communal baths she visited as a child with her family. For further story, visit the link.
I am LH and my name is derived from “Leymusoom Heesoo”. I am Heesoo’s new body with Leymusoom’s snake skin after molting. I am in charge of Heesoo’s future/utopian dream. For further story, visit the link.
I am YH and my name is derived from “Yellow Heesoo”. I am Heesoo’s body in the real world with yellow skin, which is before her molting. I am in charge of Heesoo’s present life in the real world. For further story, visit the link.
I am TH and my name is derived from “탈피” (pronounced as Talpi, which means metamorphosis in Korean). I am Heesoo’s dead skin cells and I am in charge of Heesoo’s past memories. For further story, visit the link.
Our host digitized the CCC gallery building and its neighborhood, San Francisco’s Chinatown, to transport the location to the Leymusoom digital universe. Heesoo 3d scanned the gallery building and "Leymusoom Bridge" became a new portal for hyperspace travel to meet her family and realize the utopian world that she was envisioning. To prepare the show, she tried to understand and imagine the relationship between the physical site and Leymusoom, as she recalled special experiences that she had in Chinatown. In 2019, she spent a lot of time around the neighborhood to prepare her solo exhibition at Et Al Gallery. Sometimes working on the Leymusoom project about herself and her female ancestors, while living in a foreign land, felt very lonely; but something about seeing the store owners in the neighborhood working hard to make a living, who were also around her own parents age and were always very kind to her, reminded her of her family and hometown. Chinatown was not like my home town, Seoul but compared to the majoritively white, gentrified surrounding neighborhoods, she felt more comfortable and welcomed there than any other places in the Bay area. For further story, visit the link.
I am TH and my name is derived from “탈피” (pronounced as Talpi, which means metamorphosis in Korean). I am Heesoo’s dead skin cells and I am in charge of Heesoo’s past memories. For further story, visit the link.
'Bounds and Restraints' from Working Titles Only vol 1: Kiseulk by Roger Kim
'Bounds and Restraints' from Working Titles Only vol 1: Kiseulk by Roger Kim