For Bob Kil (*1975 in Seoul), performance is a medium through which to examine the cultural codes that shape and connect interpersonal communication. Navigating a world through the ability to appropriate existing images, Kil explores the relationship between originality and copies, a parallel that extends to the interplay between a choreographic score and its execution, as well as between the initial movement and its subsequent repetition.

Kil’s latest work, Tourist (2024), is conceived as a two-part performance for the exhibition’s opening and closing. For the duration of the exhibition, a seemingly inconspicuous sticker serves as a placeholder, promising the artist’s eventual return. The second part of the performance intensifies the principle of repetition by involving multiple performers. The deliberate formation and synchronization of the troupe give rise to visual patterns, manifesting a symbiosis, while the prevalence of recurring movements amplifies the underlying choreographic notations.

Friday, March, 1, 2024, 8 pm

Tourist

Performance by Bob Kil

Sunday, April 28, 2024, 4 pm

Tourist

Performance by Bob Kil

With Ewa Dziarnowska and Jeanna Serikbayeva