SOUL BLINDNESS "Damn!!! Transparent darkness!"

At a certain moment, we are unmistakably looking, yet perceiving nothing. The objects are present, the light is sufficient, and the space is open—yet everything feels as though veiled in a transparent darkness. Clear, but unseen. Existing, yet absent. Soul Blindness is not a medically recognized condition, and yet we often find ourselves in a state as if the soul has lost its ability to see. This is not a failure of the senses, but rather a collision of memory, emotion, and fragmented perception. The exhibition title, “Damn!!! Transparent Darkness!”, is a raw outcry—a visceral response to the confusion that defies explanation and the sensations that resist interpretation. This exhibition unfolds on the edges of such emotional states. The works attempt not to replicate the invisible or reconstruct the imperceptible, but to expose the fissures and failures inherent in the very act of seeing. Here, the viewer is not asked to interpret or decode a truth. The exhibition offers no certainties. Instead, it invites an encounter with the experience of not seeing—and within it, the subtle resonance of emotions that lie dormant in that void.

Dates

August 26, 2025 — October 24, 2025

Location

LEE & BAE, Busan

Hours

Tue — Sat, 10:00 — 18:00

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About the Artist

atelierJAK (Jangyoung Jung & Andreas Geisselhardt)

based in Stuttgart / Regensburg, Germany

As atelierJAK, we began as a collective project in 2008 and have been ofﬁcially working as an artist duo since 2011. With our diverse cultural backgrounds and educational experiences, our group focuses on exploring the subtle boundaries between reality and phenomena, expressing these through both digital and analog media. Our work seeks to uncover meaning within the context of contemporary society. As society evolves and digital technologies advance, our modes of perception are rapidly changing. In this context, we examine the boundaries between phenomena and reality, investigating how these boundaries manifest within the framework of digital and analog. Our aim is to highlight the instability of social perception by deconstructing reality through digital media and then reconstructing it in analog form. This process goes beyond mere technological transformation, prompting a re-evaluation of how we perceive truth in society. The altered elements of "Soul Blindness" in the exhibition are designed to create confusion for the audience, encouraging them to question what to believe and what to doubt amidst the vast amount of information provided by modern society. Ultimately, our work is a philosophical exploration of the boundaries between reality and phenomena in contemporary society. Through this work, we seek to reveal how societal influences affect our perception at the intersections of digital and analog, reality and phenomena. In doing so, we pose fundamental questions about what truth is and how it can be perceived, inviting the audience to explore this complex reality with us.

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