Witness in the Grid — Kyu Kyu (KK-082)
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Witness in the Grid

Kyu Kyu

Body as Archive · Human Figure

The same self, in a different weather of colour.

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Curatorial interpretation

A head-and-shoulders silhouette filled with boxed signs stands against a checkerboard of red, blue, green, white and grey; a close companion to KK-001. The mood is frontal, iconic and bright. Here the human figure is not described through anatomy but assembled from signs, so the body reads as a container of accumulated marks. The work can be read as a reflection on identity as something built over time, with personal and collective memory written onto a single form. Outside the main exhibition route, it belongs to the Explore All 60 Works collection and is best seen alongside its related works in the Body As Archive group. As with all works here, the title is a curatorial working title, and details such as date, medium and dimensions await the artist's confirmation.

Title
Witness in the Grid
Artist
Kyu Kyu
Catalogue ID
KK-082
Series
Body as Archive
Year
2021
Medium
Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions
60 × 72 in

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