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CHUNG Heemin, There She was Found Pulled and Folded 2, 2025

CHUNG Heemin, There She was Found Pulled and Folded 2, 2025

정희민(CHUNG Heemin), 잡히고 당겨져 2(There She was Found Pulled and Folded 2), 2025, Bronze, 323 x 81 x 112 cm, 타데우스 로팍 서울(Thaddaeus Ropac Seoul)

이 작품은 정희민 작가의 2025년 작, '잡히고 당겨져 2 (There She was Found Pulled and Folded 2)'입니다.

가장 먼저 눈길을 사로잡는 것은 3미터 23센티미터에 달하는 압도적인 높이입니다. 바닥에서 시작된 형상이 천장을 향해 거침없이 뻗어 올라가고 있는데요, 자세히 보시면 이것이 앙상한 나뭇가지인지, 혹은 뼈와 근육이 뒤틀린 사람의 신체인지 모호하게 느껴지실 겁니다.

작가는 브론즈(청동)라는 아주 단단하고 무거운 재료를 사용했지만, 표현된 표면의 질감은 마치 얇은 피부나 흘러내리는 옷감처럼 주름지고 유연해 보입니다. 제목이 암시하듯이, 이 형상은 누군가에게 거칠게 '잡히고', 위아래로 강하게 '당겨지는' 순간의 물리적인 긴장감을 담고 있습니다.
보이지 않는 힘에 의해 형태가 왜곡되고 늘어나는 찰나의 순간이, 영원히 변하지 않는 금속으로 굳혀져 박제된 셈입니다. 

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This is a compelling work by artist CHUNG Heemin, created in 2025, titled 'There She was Found Pulled and Folded 2'.

Standing at an impressive height of over 3 meters (approx. 10.5 feet), this bronze sculpture commands the space, stretching from the wooden floor almost to the ceiling. As you look at its silhouette, you might find yourself questioning what you are seeing—is it a gnarled tree branch, or perhaps a distorted human limb?

The surface texture is particularly fascinating. While cast in solid, heavy bronze, it mimics the appearance of soft, wrinkled skin or draped fabric. As the title suggests, the form captures a moment of intense physical tension—as if the object is being seized by an invisible force and pulled apart, stretched to its absolute limit.

CHUNG Heemin has effectively frozen a fleeting moment of transformation and distortion into a permanent, heavy metal form.