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POST ARCHIVE FACTION (PAF): FINAL CUT

Past exhibition
18 March - 16 May 2021 Seoul
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Press release

Arario Gallery Seoul is delighted to announce “FINAL CUT”, an exhibition by POST ARCHIVE FACTION (PAF). This exhibition adopts an unprecedented state of coexistence, which manifests between the final decision leading to completion and the inception of what is to come. “FINAL CUT” represents the simultaneous embodiment of anxiety and excitement that exists within the interlocking of endings and beginnings, reflecting its infinite nature, much like that of the Mobius strip.

 

POST ARCHIVE FACTION (PAF), or ‘PAF’, attempts to introduce its artistic and experimental attitude in the context of art. Founded in 2018, the menswear brand ‘PAF’ is characterized by its avant-garde experiments that form the basis for its bold and drastic deconstruction of patterns. The artistic experimentation of ‘PAF’ stems from its philosophy, which is rooted in the idea that strict boundaries between art, fashion, furniture, and design are no longer meaningful in the contemporary era. In the exhibition, ‘PAF’ takes the spirit of experimentation further by confronting the challenges and questions surrounding the notion of boundaries through visualization.

 

“FINAL CUT” is comprised of two main sections. In the basement, ‘PAF’ focuses on conceptualizing the ’pattern’. A pattern is a simple template that finalizes the design and determines the basis of a garment before it is assembled. Erika COX, Artistic Director of ‘PAF’, translates two-dimensional patterns derived from garments into three-dimensional objects. This presentation of patterns, which have deviated from the existing perception of the concept, generates a sense of uncertain tension. The simultaneous appearance of construction and deconstruction reflects the ethos of PAF, in that a pattern is “most beautiful before its imminent realization.” In terms of architectural cognizance, rather than following the conventional method of having light fall from top to bottom and intensively illuminating each work, the light rises from the floor and the works are spread out across the horizon. Visitors float through the space where the light flows in reverse, discovering the pleasure that can only be possible when the dominant perceptual pattern is broken.

 

Unlike the basement, which approaches the concept of ‘pattern’ through visualization, ‘pattern’ is addressed through action and behavior on the second floor. In this regard, a ’pattern’ refers to a specific behavioral style that triggers a rethinking of the viewer-participator’s behavioral pattern through the cohesion of art and fashion as a physical space. In the exhibition space, artworks and garments are hung from structural installations. The performative act of opening and closing the structures is induced by the natural transition from passive appreciation to active participation.

 

The artistic experimentation presented by ‘PAF’ becomes more elaborate with the intervention of artists—original inhabitants of the gallery space—such as KIM Byoungho, GWON Osang, KIM Inbai, LEE Jihyun, NOH Sangho, DON Sunpil, SIM Raejung, and JANG Jongwan. As though they are revealing their hand, each of the artists reveals their ‘pattern’ in the exhibition, which adapts the structure implemented by ‘PAF’ and seemingly deviates the execution of the works. Offering an unexpected and pleasant stimulus to both the artists and the audience, “FINAL CUT” is intended to maximize the anomalies that can occur in the moment of coexistence.

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Publications
  • Osang GWON: Small Sculptures

    Osang GWON: Small Sculptures

    GWON Osang, CHOO Sungah, 2019 Paperback 120 pages
    Publisher: Media Verse
    Dimensions: 152 x 220 mm
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Installation Views
  • Paf 14

                  

  • Paf 13

             

  • Paf 12

           

  • Post Archive Faction Paf Final Cut 5

          

  • Paf 23

                       

  • Post Archive Faction Paf Final Cut 8

              

  • Paf 29

                 

  • Post Archive Faction Paf Final Cut 7

               

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Works
  • KIM Byoungho, A Section of the Garden - 7MRC, 2017
    KIM Byoungho, A Section of the Garden - 7MRC, 2017
  • KIM Byoungho, Anniversary about the Memories - 23, 2017
    KIM Byoungho, Anniversary about the Memories - 23, 2017
  • Osang Gwon, Small Sculpture 2020-42, 2020
    Osang Gwon, Small Sculpture 2020-42, 2020
  • Osang Gwon, Small Sculpture 2017-16, 2017
    Osang Gwon, Small Sculpture 2017-16, 2017
  • Osang Gwon, Small Sculpture 2019-27, 2019
    Osang Gwon, Small Sculpture 2019-27, 2019
  • Osang Gwon, Small Sculpture 2017-5, 2017
    Osang Gwon, Small Sculpture 2017-5, 2017
  • Osang Gwon, Small Sculpture 2020-28, 2021
    Osang Gwon, Small Sculpture 2020-28, 2021
  • Osang Gwon, Small Sculpture 2017-5, 2021
    Osang Gwon, Small Sculpture 2017-5, 2021
  • Osang Gwon, Small Sculpture 2019-25, 2021
    Osang Gwon, Small Sculpture 2019-25, 2021
  • Osang Gwon, Small Sculpture 2019-27, 2021
    Osang Gwon, Small Sculpture 2019-27, 2021
  • KIM Inbai, Backside 2, 2019
    KIM Inbai, Backside 2, 2019
  • LEE Jihyun, Pianist, 2016
    LEE Jihyun, Pianist, 2016
  • LEE Jihyun, Funneling, 2017-2018
    LEE Jihyun, Funneling, 2017-2018
  • LEE Jihyun, Deductions, 2017-2018
    LEE Jihyun, Deductions, 2017-2018
  • LEE Jihyun, Lips, 2018
    LEE Jihyun, Lips, 2018
  • LEE Jihyun, Matrix, 2017
    LEE Jihyun, Matrix, 2017
  • NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3 - ElseWhere, 2020
    NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3 - ElseWhere, 2020
  • NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3 - ElseWhere, 2020
    NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3 - ElseWhere, 2020
  • NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3, 2020
    NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3, 2020
  • NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3, 2020
    NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3, 2020
  • NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3, 2020
    NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3, 2020
  • NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3, 2020
    NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3, 2020
  • NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3, 2020
    NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3, 2020
  • NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3, 2019
    NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3, 2019
  • NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3, 2019
    NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3, 2019
  • NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3, 2019
    NOH Sangho, THE GREAT CHAPBOOK 3, 2019
  • DON Sunpil, Metal Gacha 001, 2021
    DON Sunpil, Metal Gacha 001, 2021
  • DON Sunpil, Metal Gacha 002, 2021
    DON Sunpil, Metal Gacha 002, 2021
  • DON Sunpil, Metal Gacha 003, 2021
    DON Sunpil, Metal Gacha 003, 2021
  • DON Sunpil, Metal Gacha 004, 2021
    DON Sunpil, Metal Gacha 004, 2021
  • SIM Raejung, Jamais Vu, 2021
    SIM Raejung, Jamais Vu, 2021
  • SIM Raejung, Nurse's Office, 2019
    SIM Raejung, Nurse's Office, 2019
  • SIM Raejung, Room-5, 2019
    SIM Raejung, Room-5, 2019
  • SIM Raejung, Happy & Love, 2020
    SIM Raejung, Happy & Love, 2020
  • SIM Raejung, B-301, 2019
    SIM Raejung, B-301, 2019
  • JANG Jongwan, He Is Bashful in Doing Anything, 2021
    JANG Jongwan, He Is Bashful in Doing Anything, 2021
  • JANG Jongwan, The Six Halls, 2019
    JANG Jongwan, The Six Halls, 2019
  • JANG Jongwan, Gaze at Mushroom, 2019
    JANG Jongwan, Gaze at Mushroom, 2019
  • JANG Jongwan, Right and Wrong 2, 2016
    JANG Jongwan, Right and Wrong 2, 2016
  • JANG Jongwan, The Record, 2017
    JANG Jongwan, The Record, 2017
  • JANG Jongwan, The Great Stone Family, 2019
    JANG Jongwan, The Great Stone Family, 2019
  • JANG Jongwan, Be Flushed, 2017
    JANG Jongwan, Be Flushed, 2017
  • JANG Jongwan, The Holy Paper, 2016
    JANG Jongwan, The Holy Paper, 2016
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Press
  • Art Now: POST ARCHIVE FACTION (PAF): FINAL CUT

    Art Now, 1 June 2021
  • IX Design: POST ARCHIVE FACTION (PAF): FINAL CUT

    IX Design, 1 April 2021

Related artists

  • DON Sunpil

    DON Sunpil

  • GWON Osang

    GWON Osang

  • KIM Byoungho

    KIM Byoungho

  • KIM Inbai

    KIM Inbai

  • LEE Jihyun

    LEE Jihyun

  • NOH Sangho

    NOH Sangho

  • SIM Raejung

    SIM Raejung

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