The Invisible Transformation Project (ITP), 2014 - on-going

Performative act at various locations,  Artist book (ed. 300), Video
The Invisible Transformation Project (ITP) is a simple act of painting a white wall yellow and then painting it back to the original white. For those who did not see the process, the existence of the yellow paint underneath and the amount of labour are unknown. The fact that the yellow wall is now invisible is the point of departure; the yellow is hidden, but the wall is permanently marked by the yellow paint. The erased and invisible yellow layer is the critical element of the work for being the cause of the wall’s transformation.

ITP is now a permanent part of the following locations:

Space illi 공간일리, Seoul, KR​
the Special Projects Gallery, York University, Toronto, CA
the 26, a domestic viewing space, 26 MacKenzie Cres., Toronto, CA
artspace SAY, Mullae Artist Village, Seoul, KR
Invisible Transformation Project (ITP)는 흰색 벽을 노란색으로 칠한 다음, 다시 흰색으로 칠하는 간단한 작업이다. 그 과정을 보지 못한 사람들은 노란색 페인트의 존재와 긴 시간의 노동을 알 수 없지만, 보이지 않는 노란색 벽의 존재를 인식할 때가 이 작품의 출발지점이다. 노란색은 흰색으로 지워지고 보이지 않지만 이 노란색 페인트는 벽에 영구적으로 남아있고 벽을 변화시킨 원인이되는 작업의 핵심 요소이다.



​ITP 는 아래 공간에 영구적으로 남아있다:

Space illi 공간일리, Seoul, KR​
the Special Projects Gallery, York University, Toronto, CA
the 26, a domestic viewing space, 26 MacKenzie Cres., Toronto, CA
artspace SAY, Mullae Artist Village, Seoul, KR
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Performing Invisible Transformation Project at Space illi, May 8-10, 2022
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May 9, 2022 at Space illi, Seoul, Korea: I hosted an afternoon of Conversation on “Yellow” as a synonym for Asian. Participants talked about their own definition of “Yellow” in relation to their artwork, life, and memory. Topics were as broad as their personal experiences, ranging from Asian Hate during the Covid Pandemic, nostalgia, boundaries, and performativity
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Artist Book
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at artspace SAY, Mullae Artist Village, Seoul, KR
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at 26: viewing space, 26 Mackenzie, Toronto, Canada
PRESENTATION VENUS:
  • '사이시옷' Project, Performance and Conversation on "Yellow", hosted by Space illi, Seoul, KR, May 8-10, 2022
  • Presented at Artistic Research Conference, Alliances & Commonalities, Stockholm University of the Arts.
  • Colour Theory: The visible and invisible, artspace SAY, Mullae Artist Village, Seoul, KR. May 10-24, 2019 (view exhibition)
  • "The Invisible Transformation Project", Public: Art | Culture | Ideas, 51: Colour (Summer 2015), ed. by Christine Davis and Scott Lyall with contributing editor Aleksandra Kaminska, p. 215-217
  • Conference paper presentation: "Visibility | Ethnicity | Identity: Studying through 'The Invisible Transformation Project' and 'Paint Job'", Canada, Place, Space, and the Politics of Identity, Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, York University, Toronto, CA. 2014
  • 26, viewing space, Toronto, 2014
  • CONVERsalon V. 8, organized by Jorge Lozano: ITP documentation presentation and conversation on The Mode of Ethnic Visibility in Artworks, Toronto, 2014
  • Special Projects Gallery, York University, 2013