Opening Jeamin Cha

01.03.2024, 20:00

Opening
Jeamin Cha. Freeze Response
 

Reception:
Gerda Ridler, President of the Salzburger Kunstverein

Opening Words:
Mirela Baciak, Director of the Salzburger Kunstverein

Followed by snacks and drinks.

Performance: Two Recitations

01.03. 19:00, 22:00

02.03. 11:30

at Appendix Art Hub

With Marta De Masi und Eunjeong Oh.
Commissioned and produced by Salzburger Kunstverein.

22:30 - midnight
DJ Set by Alba Malika Belhadj Merzoug

at Appendix Art Hub

Follow up:

Artist Talk: Illness Rearticulated

02.03. 12:00 Appendix Art Hub

Jeamin Cha in conversation with Mirela Baciak.
 

Jeamin Cha’s artistic practice compels us to search for a language that articulates pain beyond clinical terms. Central to the exhibition is her essay film “Nameless Syndrome,” an exploration of stories of the “undiagnosed”—those who suffer without proper diagnosis, often women, whose symptoms are marginalized within a capitalist medical system marked by patriarchal biases. Through both direct interviews and a reflective process of unlearning, she reveals a critical examination of how illness and its narratives are constructed and understood within a capitalist framework. The choice of a dark blue ambiance intensifies the clinical atmosphere, thereby inviting the audience to immerse themselves in the psychological landscapes of those who are asked to be patient.

Accompanying the film are a series of drawings and a performance. The drawings embody Cha’s contemplative engagement with the material and immaterial aspects of illness, and her attempt to visualize the mental states shaped by pain. The performance deepens the exploration of how our frameworks of understanding are shaped by medical vocabularies. Through recitation, Cha creates a space for connection, inviting the audience to engage with a sequence of words, as a performer repeats them in succession until their meanings evolve and undergo transformation, in search of a language that can adequately express the complexities of battling illness.

Curated by Mirela Baciak.

Image: Jeamin Cha, Nameless Syndrome, 2022, single channel video, 4K, 24 min, color/sound, courtesy of the artist.