Sohyun Lee – You bug me and I bug you

Wie viel Einfluss haben Insekten auf unser Leben? Die Diplomausstellung von Sohyun Lee "You bug me and I bug you" ist eine poetische und künstlerische Erkundung der unbehaglichen Symbiose zwischen Menschen und Insekten. Durch die Verflechtung von Literatur, digitaler Technologie und interaktiver Kunst verwischt Lees Werk die Grenzen zwischen Angst, Besessenheit und Koexistenz.

"Run away from the unforgettable

That long, long night, 

As if you were dissatisfied with that, 

You gave me another night I cannot forget." 

— My Night, Your Night (2024)

How much influence do bugs have on our lives? "You bug me and I bug you" is a poetic and artistic exploration of the uneasy symbiosis between humans and insects. Intertwining literature, digital technology and interactive art, Lee's work blurs the lines between fear, obsession and coexistence.

The journey begins with the 3D video "To You With Excuses", which transforms poetic language into a digital landscape, evolving into a virtual shelter shaped by personal encounters with silverfish. Words, once metaphors, are translated into tangible models through self-developed coding. Over time, the process shifts from a one-sided confrontation to mutual existence, culminating in an interactive object that signifies the artist’s evolving relationship with silverfish.

Rooted in interdisciplinary research, the exhibition "You bug me and I bug you" questions whether digital space can become a site of exorcism and healing, borrowing from rituals of cleansing and transformation in Korean shamanism. Through poetry, digital media and interactive sculpture, the exhibition invites viewers to reconsider the things we fear, the spaces we cohabit, and the memories we share.

Sohyun Lee – You bug me and I bug you

9. bis 24. April 2025

Finissage: Donnerstag, 24. April 2025, ab 17 Uhr

(gemeinsam mit Helen Brecht – "Archives & Butterflies", Glasmoog | Projektraum)

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Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln

Heumarkt 14, 50667 Köln