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Stories about Kim Hongrok’s work and contemporary art at Mahina
The wrappers were collected in 20 countries, while the completed series contains 30 city-titled works. Counting the country names in those 30 titles without repetition produces 18.
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The sparkle across the wrapper is not a single, uniform sheen. Tiny diamonds, the lighting and the viewer's position meet to make different points brighten in turn.
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The shared title does not bind distinct works to the same conclusion. It is a continuing question that establishes new points of departure for approaching authenticity through people, objects and events.
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Wrappers once used for a meal and destined to be discarded travelled through a network of collectors to Seoul, where city names and a new surface transformed them into works of art in 2013.
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From a distance, a repeated format emerges. Up close, the colours, lettering, logos and sparkle of each city's wrapper are distinct. One wall holds sameness and difference at once.
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An introduction to Kim Hongrok’s 2013 McDonald’s series at Mahina Vegan Table, focusing on wrappers gathered in different cities, light reflected across each surface, city names, and the repeated format.
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