Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation Nam June Paik Art Center is launching the second project of 2019 Random Access, 《Cherry-Go-Round》by Eobchae and Ryu Seong-sil from October 1. Eobchae is an audio-visual production trio comprised of Kim Na-hee, Oh Cheon-seok, and Hwang Hwi-ro. The trio produces artworks that reflect a critical perspective of social phenomena by utilizing and applying the accelerated sight and hearing media of the contemporary era such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in the post-Internet Era. Artist Ryu Seong-sil traces patterns of consumption in the present day, and delivers dark-humor narratives created based on this through the means of installation, performance, and video art. In this Random Access Project at Nam June Paik Art Center, a new artwork 《Cherry-Go-Round》which was created through the collaboration between Eobchae of Oh Cheon-seok and Hwang Hwi, and Ryu Seong-sil is introduced.
A video artwork, 《Cherry-Go-Round》, is divided into three tenses including the past, present and future in fiction. The video is a collection of vlogs and videos taken from the second person perspective by ‘Cherry Jang’ and ‘Balhaein1’. Through a series of ‘fiction’, the artwork reflects the contemporary individuals and society suffering from chronic accumulation of fatigue who merely try, or do not have a choice but, to mitigate symptoms of social problems instead of solving the root cause.
In addition, the artwork utilizes various forms of screens that we are familiar with. That is, fragmented information floating around the timeline, and a screen containing private fragments of unspecified masses including you and me that are shared in real-time through single-person media. Through the artwork, the artist captures the point where the online influences are creating action and reaction in our contemporary life where the distinction between what is virtual and real is hard to define. At the same time, it focuses on ‘the desire to be recognized’ at the individual or social levels that are consumed in the media.
Through 《Cherry-Go-Round》, the artist makes us reflect on today’s media and the process of image creation and consumption. During this process, the artist sheds light on present society where people are plagued by a feeling of helplessness like they are captured in a merry-go-round that looks like they are going somewhere better, but ends up in the same spot only with a lingering sense of speed.

Eobchae is an audio-visual production trio comprised of Kim Na-hee, Oh Cheon-seok, and Hwang Hwi-ro. The trio produces artworks that reflect a critical perspective of social phenomena by utilizing and applying the accelerated sight and hearing media of the contemporary era such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in the post-Internet Era. Artist Ryu Seong-sil traces patterns of consumption in the present day, and delivers dark-humor narratives created based on this through the means of installation, performance, and video art. The artist introduced a series with the main character ‘Cherry Jang’. Currently, she is preparing for an artwork that involves a virtual tourist agency called ‘Daewang Travel’. In this Random Access Project at Nam June Paik Art Center, a new artwork 《Cherry-Go-Round》which was created through the collaboration between Oh Cheon-seok and Hwang Hwi, and Ryu Seong-sil of Eobchae is introduced.

In order to respect the wish of late Nam June Paik who wanted Nam June Paik Art Center to be a space for young artists, we are launching the Random Access Project which is designed to introduce up-and-coming artists who share the experimental spirit of Nam June Paik and explores the latest trends in the contemporary media art. We have reorganized the project structure from the group exhibition format that the 2015 project was based on. The upcoming project will involve various new formats that allow us to connect with young artists throughout the art center including the connecting space and the mezzanine.