Threshold,Craft Central, London, 2022

One of the meanings of ‘threshold’ in the dictionary is ‘the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect.' The idea of threshold explores space that is transcendental, a voyage that is a byproduct of the history of the gallery space as a shipbuilding metal forge. Many artworks within the exhibition take the idea of threshold and respond to the fluidity of space, which is structural yet structureless, taking root in the beautiful construction of THE FORGE, the magnum opus site of the 1800s, the golden age of British construction. In this otherworldly and fluid space against the everyday narratives, four artists create a field condition that transcends life situations and psychological time based on the site's characteristics. There are juxtapositions of modern discourse and history in their works, as well as fantastical metaphors for social reality. They construct a borderless and undefinable space through different media such as video, painting, and installation. The tensions conveyed by focal and digital natural elements, figurative expressions, abstract graffiti, and different material languages are subjective and expandable.

Manifesting the voyage, and not just travel, all drawings and paintings represent the intensity of memory, vulnerability, and pining desire to hold on to the anchor of home, family, and comfort in recognition, but a reflection of the confrontation with growing up. Hopefully, at some point in this exhibition, you will experience a moment of out-of-body concentration or trance in a field that transcends linear time.