Tonio OH

Seung-Hwan (Tonio) Oh based in Seoul. His work and practice stem from his interest and approach towards other disciplinary thoughts and ideas, from philosophy to sciences. His most recent work, exhibited at Zaha Museum, was inspired by the notion of the first advent of vision in life on earth. His current work, Impermanence, focuses on implementing microbial growth on film as a means to explore the impermanence of matter as well as the material limitations of photography.

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What Appears Through Disappearance by Seung-Hwan Oh

I just discovered something great and had to share it with you all. This time I am admiring some beautiful photographic creations, in particular, a series of photographs called ’Impermanence’ by Seung-Hwan Oh. The collection is inspired by the second law of thermodynamics and explores the ideas of temporal dimension, disappearance and disintegration.

’Impermanence’ is expressed through microbiological practise, where a film is submerged into water filled with various types of bacteria that slowly destroy it. The artist obtains different results by controlling the conditions for each photograph. And those results are captivating: human portraits become blurry or even unrecognisable due to the disintegration of the film. The colours change creating beautiful dreamlike colour palettes.

To see more great work by Seung-Hwan Oh please visit his website.

All the photographs in this post belong to Seung-Hwan Oh.

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(via Luke Jerram & Seung Hwan Oh: Impermanence: The Art of Microbiology | Gallery Elena Shchukina)

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4 NOVEMBER 2015 - 8 JANUARY 2016 

Mayfair, Gallery Elena Shchukina, London, UK

www.seunghwan-oh.com

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Have you Seen “Impermanence_Untitled” by Seung-Hwan Oh on https://stampsy.com

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ArtAsiaPacific magazine is the leading English-language periodical covering contemporary art and culture from the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.

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The Ruins Of Pleasure_Composition_002

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100x150cm

Pigment Print

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Impermanence_Straw Dog, 2014

150x150cm

Pigment Print

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Impermanence_Straw Dog, 2014

150x150cm

Pigment Print

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Seung-Hwan Oh | Photography

Seung-Hwan Oh works and lives in Seoul, where he was born and raised until moving to New York where he studied film and photography at Hunter College. His work

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The Ruins of Pleasure_Portrait Composition Series

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Impermanence_Untitled, 2013

Une image est « une surface signifiante sur laquelle apparaissent des éléments, lignes, couleurs, formes diverses, qui entretiennent des relations ne relevant pas de la logique verbale et textuelle, mais d'une dimension « magique » ». Cependant que se passe-t-il lorsque cet ensemble de signes tend à disparaître ?

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월간사진 :: Webzine_이달의 사진가, January 2011

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[기분이 좋아지는 인터뷰]곰팡이균과 함께 노닌 나날들…파인아티스트 오승환

그의 작업은 무엇으로 규정할 수 없다. 경계 허물기, 상업과 순수 예술을 오가는 요즘의 예술계가 그런 세태를 말해준다. 순수 예술과 상업을 규정하는 원칙도 없어졌다. 오승환은 이런 흐름 속에서 창의적이고 실험적 창작 분야에서 독보

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Elodie and I are in Paris for this show! Come celebrate it with us.