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(Seoul, South Korea)(Multi)(Design Directory)2024-09-17

KAYA

Artist Kaya’s work revolves around the concept of “the third nature,” which she defines as a synthesis of real and virtual landscapes, as well as a convergence of materiality and immateriality.

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Cyborg Nature is a collaborative work created within the larger concept of Alien Garden, produced in partnership with technicians specializing in kinetic art. The abstract floral forms are mechanized, endowed with motion, and brought to life through mechanical processes. This work raises questions about our cyborg-like existence, exploring the intersection of organic and artificial through mechanically animated forms.
Cyborg Nature is a collaborative work created within the larger concept of Alien Garden, produced in partnership with technicians specializing in kinetic art. The abstract floral forms are mechanized, endowed with motion, and brought to life through mechanical processes. This work raises questions about our cyborg-like existence, exploring the intersection of organic and artificial through mechanically animated forms.

Artist Kaya’s work revolves around the concept of “the third nature,” which she defines as a synthesis of real and virtual landscapes, as well as a convergence of materiality and immateriality. Her work is characterized by a distinctive visual language that intertwines digital and screen-based media with the tactile presence of physical materials. By navigating between the digital realm and traditional sculptural materials, she creates a dialogue between these diverse mediums, establishing a hybrid aesthetic that challenges the boundaries of both.

Dohl Series begins with the use of a 3D program to simulate fictional forces such as gravity, wind, gusts, and elasticity, generating abstract forms that Kaya names "Dohls," a term derived from the Korean word for "stone." These digitally conceived Dohls are then reinterpreted through a fusion of physical sculptural materials, merging the virtual and the tangible. In the attached video, Kaya deepens her exploration of the material-digital relationship by capturing the textures of physical materials through micro sound recordings, which are then digitally distorted. This creates a Möbius-like dynamic, where the digital and the physical continuously influence one another, forming an ongoing loop of interaction.
Dohl Series begins with the use of a 3D program to simulate fictional forces such as gravity, wind, gusts, and elasticity, generating abstract forms that Kaya names "Dohls," a term derived from the Korean word for "stone." These digitally conceived Dohls are then reinterpreted through a fusion of physical sculptural materials, merging the virtual and the tangible. In the attached video, Kaya deepens her exploration of the material-digital relationship by capturing the textures of physical materials through micro sound recordings, which are then digitally distorted. This creates a Möbius-like dynamic, where the digital and the physical continuously influence one another, forming an ongoing loop of interaction.
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Body as Data combines sculptural masses resembling human flesh with integrated mini-computers and an attached camera. In this work, when a photo is taken through a web interface powered by coding, the result is not a traditional image, but a display of the photograph’s raw data. The piece explores the tension between the physical presence of the body—its mass, weight, and dimensionality—and the flatness and lightness of the self as it exists in digital form. Kaya’s work questions the nature of identity on screen, emphasizing the contrast between the tangible body and its existence as data.
Body as Data combines sculptural masses resembling human flesh with integrated mini-computers and an attached camera. In this work, when a photo is taken through a web interface powered by coding, the result is not a traditional image, but a display of the photograph’s raw data. The piece explores the tension between the physical presence of the body—its mass, weight, and dimensionality—and the flatness and lightness of the self as it exists in digital form. Kaya’s work questions the nature of identity on screen, emphasizing the contrast between the tangible body and its existence as data.

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