Exhibits,
Joon Youn Sting!
Opening: Wednesday September 4th, 6-8pm Dates: 4 - 28 Sept
Sting! is a horror show disguised as a painting show. In a world saturated with information, images, videos and sound, the mind can easily become overwhelmed to a point of exhaustion and numbness. The tired mind endlessly loops between past decisions and future anxieties, helplessly replaying scenarios that cannot be controlled. A constant fatigue hums in the background, preventing the mind from being present. Yet, a buzz, a jolt, a sting! pierces through the fog. By attempting to recreate Youn’s own unsettling experience of being attacked by a wasp in the middle of the night, Sting! aims to call the viewers into the present moment.
Accompanying essay: 'time, fear, presence' by Wen-Juenn Lee
Joon Youn (b. 1998) is an artist/curator based in Naarm. Working across painting, installation, video and sound, her works are naïve attempts to make sense of a sometimes-overwhelming world.
Youn holds a BFA (Painting, 2019) from VCA. Recent solo exhibitions include Rub You, Seventh, 2024, and On purchasing a star, KINGS ARI, 2023. Her works have been selected for group exhibitions at BLINDSIDE, TCB, Trocadero, George Paton Gallery, and CAVES. She has curated and facilitated projects at TCB, Niche Fetisch, Second Space Projects, and Fiona and Sidney Myer Gallery. Recently, she was a semi-finalist in the 2024 Macquarie Emerging Artist Prize.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
