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SHODDY MERCHANDISE 

2022
12in x 16.5in
Mixed Media 
Jiho Kim.jpg

I came across a post called "A Compilation of Bad Architecture" circulating around the internet. Looking at these photos, I thought these buildings, which are treated as unusable, wrong spaces, can be actually works of art, not badly made, useless, or otherwise. Who created the criteria for what is wrong? I don't think there is anything useless or wrong in art. While this is the door that cannot be entered, a badly made structure, it could be a piece of art which is an entrance allowing people to get entertained and inspire one another. What I wanted to convey by creating this work is that one does not have to fit one’s own direction into social standards. By spraying red on the concrete frame, indicative of societal norms, I expressed that I hope to break the boundaries of the frame, thereby breaking social standards.

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