Chaotic balance: Cha Myunghye
Unlike the artist’s previous solo exhibition, which used mirrors to reflect both the self and others, in this exhibition viewers encounter multiple metal panels covered with small decorations that have magnets attached. The colourful, vibrant decorations can be moved freely by the audience, and the work changes according to their interactions.
Cha Myunghye talks about finding balance by facing chaos. For the artist, chaos is not confusion but a seed-like state containing all possibilities. How elements meet and combine determines the outcome, making it a state of perfection rather than disorder. Therefore, the artist does not strain to maintain balance. This approach raises questions about what Cha’s exhibition might mean for modern life, where the “must-do” framework often becomes an unreachable limit.
The chaos in the title refers to a primal state from which any manifestation is possible. Like our unpredictable lives, it is a state containing all possibilities.
The work reflects a desire to navigate life’s choices lightly and joyfully. It becomes a symbolic practice: emptying the self, accepting difference and change, and finding joy in balance. This allows the work to exist beyond a fixed outcome, emphasizing endless transformation itself.
The diverse materials in the work symbolise the components of life, while participants act as variables that create new combinations. To allow for these changes, the perforated metal panels and all decorative elements are equipped with magnets, enabling dynamic interactions.