Haegue Yang, The Great Forgetfulness, 2023. Commissioned by National Sculpture Factory (2023). Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Studio Haegue Yang.
National Sculpture Factory presents a newly commissioned artwork by Haegue Yang. This commission will be revealed at 6pm on Friday 22nd September, for Culture Night, and will be placed in the front window of the NSF for one full year.
The Great Forgetfulness is Haegue Yang's first neon artwork. The artist conceived a sculptural relief shaped in the form of an oval disc housing flatbeds where neon letters reside surrounded by plump, cloud-like mounds. Scattered freely, the letters come to spell out "The Great Forgetfulness".
The matt white relief of the abstract landscape around the phrasing addresses human nature’s known propensity for forgetfulness; adding the word "great" attests to how these universal traits place responsibility on humanity that certain things, figures and events should not be forgotten.
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