Analog Invasion explores human and spatial connections in Haebangchon solo exhibition

Multimedia artist Analog Invasion is presenting "Locus-Response" at Gallery Sayu in Haebangchon, Seoul, through a collection of images, installations, and performances. Running until the 28th, the exhibition builds on the artist's "Invasion" project started in 2021 to examine how accumulated memories and sounds shape the meaning of everyday spaces.

Multimedia artist Analog Invasion (Ryu Jeong-hyeon) is holding a solo exhibition titled "Locus-Response" at Gallery Sayu in Haebangchon, Yongsan District, Seoul. The exhibition examines the relationship between people and places by reconstructing sounds and memories remaining in everyday spaces through images, installations, and performances.

This exhibition is an extension of the "Invasion" project, which the artist has continued since 2021, focusing on the interaction between a place and the people who experience it. The artist expresses sensations and traces captured in daily life through various media, including sound, cassette tapes, and objects.

The exhibition title "Locus" means place, and "Response" means response. It carries the perspective that not only visible landscapes but also the accumulated experiences and memories of people constitute a place. This suggests that even the same space can hold different meanings depending on the people who visit, the sounds heard, and the events that occur.

The regional characteristics of Haebangchon, where the exhibition is held, are also connected to the work. The streets, buildings, and daily lives of residents in this area, where diverse lifestyles and cultures coexist, hold various experiences accumulated over a long period. The artist attempts a new interpretation of the location by combining previously collected voices, sounds, and visual images with the exhibition space.

Sound serves as a primary medium for the exhibition. Invisible sounds create the atmosphere of a space and evoke memories of specific moments. Even familiar sounds can present themselves as new sensations when heard in a different environment. Utilizing this, the artist has structured the exhibition so that visitors do not merely view the works visually but experience the sound and space together.

In the performance and installation works, the relationship between the artwork, the space, and the audience is also revealed. The exhibition experience can vary depending on the position, movement, and way in which the audience receives sound, and the meaning of the work is formed through the interaction between the audience and the space.

"Locus-Response" suggests looking at familiar places with new senses. It points out that even landscapes and sounds passed by indifferently contain the accumulated time and memories of people, and that the process of examining these traces can be another way to understand a space.

The exhibition runs until the 28th.

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