New Editions by Choi Byung-Kwan, available at Elliott Gallery

WC-05 from the WATER series by Choi Byung-Kwan

WC-16 from the WATER series by Choi Byung-Kwan

Elliott Gallery is excited to present the WATER series by Choi Byung-Kwan. The series, very much like his Bamboo series, focuses on a fixed object, nature and at the same time on things that flutter in minute movements. Time and wind are forces acting upon the surface of the water, which later responds by shaking, creating wrinkles and forming ripples.

The photographs completely encompass the square-shaped screen, display a strict horizontal line created by the relationship of equivalence between the screen and the surface of water. Therefore, only the vast surface of water is stretched out on the depthless screen. The surface of water which has lost its depth is painted in a single monotonous colour. However, that colour is something which cannot be described using texts; it is a colour that slips out of the language system, a colour that is too dynamic for words. Therefore, the same, fixed surface simply cannot exist. Certainly, the surface may be calm but minute movements can be detected with meticulous eyes.

Find the whole series on Artsy or contact us at info@elliott.gallery for further information.