Photo Sculpture in Dubai
Dubai continues to grow in new directions, confirming its place as one of the hottest tourist destinations in the world. Whether it’s the local culture, the international art scene, the world-class shopping, the beaches, the nightlife, or any other of the many spectacular draws, people from all over the world, celebrities to entrepreneurs to artists, are drawn to this city. There’s no real mystery to the attraction, because so much of what’s available here is right on the surface. In the desert, roots have to grow in shallow soil, and depth comes from the strength of the connections between things, and here the connections are between people. Coming to Dubai can be like entering into a long conversation.
It doesn’t always matter if you’ve been following the conversation, either. There are many loose threads, and many open questions, but on the best days there is a splendid sense that your voice is important here. There’s no question that tourists do make a difference here. Their presence has affected the way the city operates, and now it’s easier than ever to find the perfect 5 star hotel in Dubai, or anything you like that will help you to travel in spectacular style. It’s also a place that gives back, offering new lessons and new ideas of culture and making art, and there are many different forms that inspiration can take, as evidenced by the work of Koh Myung Keun.
When there is no form, there is only emptiness, and in emptiness there is another series of possibilities for art. This might be the most essential thing that can be articulated from looking at the photo sculptures of Koh Myung Keun, whose work was exhibited at the recent edition of Art Dubai. This Korean artist used numerous technologies to make his works, which sometimes involve welding together frames and screens of images layered over each other in extremely complicated ways. The results are enormously stunning, making his work very important to see live, and in the flesh, because their artifice maintains an ethereal nature, and balances in an impossible place.