Kimsooja

Bottari – Alfa Beach, single channel video, no sound, 6’:18”, 2001

Kimsooja (b.1957, Korea) works in video, installation, sculpture and performance practices. Kimsooja’s work is highly meditative, achieved through the mindful repetition of actions, imagery and materials drawn from the everyday. The video work Bottari – Alfa Beach (2001) examines the notorious Nigerian beach of the work’s title, a site used to ship slaves off the continent, bound for colonial destinations around the globe. The artist has described the horizon she saw on Alpha Beach as ‘the saddest and most shocking line I’ve ever seen’. The inverted horizon, rather than the trope of optimism or romance, is now uncharacteristically negative and an enduring link to the site’s horrifc past. The infusion of history to an otherwise anonymous view into space dramatically expands our perception and conceptually animates the landscape.

《包袱 – 阿尔法海滩》，单屏录像, 6分18秒，2001 金守子（出生于1957年，韩国）的创作包括影像、装置、雕塑和行为表演。金守子的工作 是非常冥想化的，通过重复日常生活中的所注意到的动作、图像和材料而实现。录像作 品《包袱-阿尔法海滩》（2001年）探讨了作品标题中标注的臭名昭著的阿尔法海滩，这个 曾经用来运送奴隶离开非洲到各个殖民地的尼日利亚海滩。艺术家将她看到的阿尔法海 滩地平线形容为“我所见过的最悲伤和最令人震惊的海岸线”。颠倒的地平线没有丝毫 的乐观或浪漫，而是一种一反常态的消极和对于那可怕过去的持久联系。历史和匿名景 象的结合在空间中会极大地扩展我们的感知，同时让风景被概念化地生动起来。

Above: installation view of Bottari – Alfa Beach at the National Art School Gallery.