Gallery's Picks for the Month (Lee Byungchan)

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Solo Exhibition
"The Vanishing Point of the Ant"
＠Art Front Gallery、Tokyo

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■Period: April 26, 2025 (Sat) - May 25 (Sun)
■Gallery Talk: Daisuke Miyatsu ｘ Lee Byungchan, April 25 (Fri) 18:30～（Admission free ※Reservation required）
■Reception: April 25 (Fri)　in front of the gallery on the ground floor after the talk (Free entry)
■Venue: Art Front Gallery
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“Vanishing Point of the Ants” was conceived in response to the unique context of a window display exhibition. This title interprets the act of consumption as a “vanishing point,” portraying ants—commonly used in Korea as a metaphor for “ordinary people” or “the crowd”—converging toward a space where light and form dissolve into absence.

The scene of "ants" (people) being drawn ever deeper into the product while losing their form, eventually converging into a single point, suggests a process in which distinct individual identities are directed toward a common path, and diverse forms are ultimately unified into one.

Inside the gallery, several concave mirrors are installed on the walls, with a object shaped like a living creature placed before them. This object, which moves ever so slightly as if breathing, reflects distorted, transformed versions of themselves within the mirrors. Surrounding lights accentuate the undulating contours of the warped forms, producing a unique visual effect.

In another exhibition room, a work that involving the act of "wearing" is also exhibited alongside a video piece. In the video, a person wearing the work walks through different parts of the city, periodically checking their reflection in mirrors. This video work, in which the they repeatedly check whether their form remains intact, serves as an exploration of the nature of consumption as it moves toward a vanishing point.

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Setouchi Triennale

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CREATURE 2025
Area: Shodoshima ≪Setouchi Asia Gallery≫
Period: Spring, Summer, Autumn
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This work explores the circulation of capital concentrated in urban environments. Using materials such as plastic -which contribute to environmental pollution and the destruction of ecosystems- the artist has created an installation that mimics a glowing, moving life form (creature). During his stay, he will also conduct workshops and produce video works based on field research.

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【Past Exhibitions】 FaN Week Hakata Old Town Festival 2022

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Fukuoka Asian Art Museum Residency program
Tocho-ji
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《Creature》2022

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Selected Exhibitions

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■International exhibitions including Japan
Setouchi Triennale（2025, Japan）
Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale "Art Field 2025 Winter"（2025, Japan）
Teatros del Canal "The New Freak Show"（2024, Spain）
Hyakunengo Art Festival - Uchiboso Art Fest（2024, Japan）
Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium "Almost Grown Up"（2023, Norway）
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum "FaN WEEK"（2022, Japan） etc.
■Selected Exhibitions in Korea
Degu City Museum of Art "Magnum Opus"（2024）
Greenpeace Seoul "Plastic Campaign"（2023）
Gwangju ACC "Bandi Walk"（2022）
Alternative space LOOP "Echo Chamber"（2019）
Busan Museum of Contemporary Art "Nature, Life, Human"（2019） etc.
⋄Collection
《Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium》（Norway）