“Custos Cavum” by U-Ram Choe
Via Devon, thanks!
This beautiful video footage was recently shot by the Asia Society Museum in New York City, where Korean artist U-Ram Choe‘s most recent triumph, a shimmering, golden, “breathing” sculpture, is being premiered.
Most of Choe’s elaborate kinetic sculptures are assembled from stainless steel and acrylic, and motorized with robotics that he himself develops and programs. The above work, called Custos Cavum (“Guardian of the Hole” in Latin) is a particularly delicate and elaborate piece created as a response to this tenth-century Shiva Nataraja sculpture. (Custos Cavum is part of the Asia Society’s “In Focus” series, which invites contemporary artists to craft new works inspired by pieces from the museum’s permanent collection. Choe’s new work is being shown with the Shiva sculpture.)
Choe has stated that his creation is “a creature [that] protects the flow of communication between the two realms that assures mutual respect. In this fable, the guardian is a symbol of coexistence just as the Hindu god, Shiva, is a symbol of balance and harmony.” (via)
The exhibition will run until December 31, 2011.
Previously on Coilhouse:
November 10th, 2011 at 9:43 pm
That is beautiful beyond words…I’m going to have to go see it!
November 11th, 2011 at 8:55 am
I wish I lived close enough to see that in person. it is stunning.
November 13th, 2011 at 8:06 pm
Oh, I am SO going to see this when I’m in Manhattan on Friday.