Haegue Yang. The Great Forgetfulness
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Beschreibung
Sensory experience and critical discourse
Commemorating the COVID-19 period through the motif of light
Unique design: Double cover and multi-level embossing
Based on the eponymous 2024 commission by artist Haegue Yang for the National Sculpture Factory (Cork, Ireland), the publication »The Great Forgetfulness« is now being released. The artist book addresses the complex relationship between individual and collective forgetting in societies. Human history is shaped by conflicts and violence, such as colonization and epidemics. Yang’s work explores the necessity of forgetfulness in surviving traumatic memories and simultaneously reflects on the loss of memories in ethics. Featuring numerous illustrations and in-depth essays, the publication »The Great Forgetfulness« illuminates central questions on (in)visibility and collective memory through her unique language. Lit alphabets in a microlandscape, contribution to current discourse on memory culture and postcolonial theory in contemporary art.
Autor*in
Lucy Cotter
Themen in »Haegue Yang. The Great Forgetfulness«
Haegue Yang Contemporary Art Installation Neon Neon Art Neon Artwork Light Art Lichtkunst Perception visual perception National Sculpture Factory Cork Zeitgenössische Kunst in Irland Contemporary Art Ireland