*But, you don’t.
*I am no longer waves
*mychandelierchohab
*don’t worry, we can make it work
*at and away
*cheers with me
*as if nothing happened
*take us somewhere
*moving trailer
*orbit here
*temporary souvenir
*is ghost marching next to me?
*the work of rest
*real DMZ project
*it's not where you take things from - it's where you take them to
*lobby project for Dacheongho museum
*one nail drives out another
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But, You Don’t 2023
Aluminum, fluorescent neon, discarded Dollarama image printed on fabric; three illuminated lightboxes
But, you don’t is a sculptural installation composed of three vertically oriented lightboxes, modeled after the storefront signs commonly found in South Korea. Constructed from aluminum and fluorescent neon lighting, the structures incorporate a discarded photographic image—originally found at a Dollarama in Montreal—printed on fabric and stretched over the central panel.
In Korea, such signage is a way for small business owners to assert their presence in public space. But in Montreal, the forms shift in meaning: rounded, upright, and softly lit, they evoke tombstones. This unexpected visual transformation reflects the artist’s interest in how materials and symbols mutate as they move across cultural and geopolitical contexts.
The fragmented phrase—“BUT / YOU / DON’T”—feels like a sentence that trails off, or a declaration withheld. As signage that no longer sells, and fabric that no longer advertises, the work becomes a quiet monument to voices at the edge—partially seen, partially heard.
But, you don’t is a sculptural installation composed of three vertically oriented lightboxes, modeled after the storefront signs commonly found in South Korea. Constructed from aluminum and fluorescent neon lighting, the structures incorporate a discarded photographic image—originally found at a Dollarama in Montreal—printed on fabric and stretched over the central panel.
In Korea, such signage is a way for small business owners to assert their presence in public space. But in Montreal, the forms shift in meaning: rounded, upright, and softly lit, they evoke tombstones. This unexpected visual transformation reflects the artist’s interest in how materials and symbols mutate as they move across cultural and geopolitical contexts.
The fragmented phrase—“BUT / YOU / DON’T”—feels like a sentence that trails off, or a declaration withheld. As signage that no longer sells, and fabric that no longer advertises, the work becomes a quiet monument to voices at the edge—partially seen, partially heard.
Installation view, photo by Paul Litherland, Centre MAI, 2023