Wear Wore Worn, 2021

 22 May – 06 June 2021 The Reference, Seoul

 

In Wear Wore Worn, Seohee Kim proposes a new approach to clothes, framing ‘clothing’ as the object of the act of ‘wearing.’

The artist distances clothing from being a consumer good — setting it apart from the fashion industry — and attempt to rediscover its authentic meaning by exploring the concept of ‘wearing’ through ceaseless artistic experimentation and practice.

Throughout her artistic practice, the artist has been committed to sharing diverse cultural values that can be expressed through clothing, while individually exploring the concept of ‘wearing’ within universal yet unconventional boundaries that transcend potential cultural differences. The title of the exhibition, Wear Wore Worn, stems from the process of wearing a piece of clothing, which in a way resembles an act of transformation. ‘Wearing,’ reinterpreted and translated through the passage of time, social and cultural backgrounds, behaviors, attitudes, and personal preferences, is genuinely activated upon the interference of personal perception and creativity.

 

The Reference
44 Jahamun-ro 24-gil, Jongno-Gu,
Seoul 03042 KR

 

 

Installation view