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Haneyl Choi Physically: vibe, humor, hormone, pheromone, stink, body language, 2023
Expandable foam, silicone, urethane urea resin, acrylic, styrofoam, steel frame, bronze wire
180 x 70 x 80 cm
Haneyl Choi's sculpture consists of a assemblage of disparate elements joined in a vertical construction: among them various human limbs, simplified geometric shapes such as discs and wedges, and delicate wires protruding from the top. The body parts, muscular arms and legs, are arranged in a lively entanglement that suggests scenes of touching and exude a charged atmosphere full of sensual, erotic energy. Among the tightly constructed composition of fragmentary limbs, the fused geometric shapes represent small abstract interruptions, as does the visible support structure.
Some of the geometric elements have simplified shapes of eyes, lips, and noses protruding from their surface, thereby reinforcing the impression of multiple entangled bodies.
The sculpture is from a body of work exploring the human form with a new-found urgency. To Choi the isolation experienced during the pandemic also highlighted the importance of intimate physical contact. As the artist noted: "The moment when two masses/bodies embrace and merge into one, when bodies twist and muscles entangle in union, is a physical moment of the fusion of two breaths becoming one, two droplets of sweat merging into a single stream, different densities of bodily fluids blending into something new, and the internal and external meeting to become pleasure. The cyclical process of attempting to overcome the resistance and unconscious interaction of the other person when I try to control their body is a physical moment that reminds me that humans are still human."
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