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DINNER WHIT A MOVING BEAK
부리로 먹는 저녁 식사

<Dinner with a Moving Beak> is a work inspired by the sight of humans wearing masks during the COVID-19 era. It symbolically reveals the alienation that arises when humans drift further from their inherent nature and become disconnected from the natural world. The masked appearance restricts the essential freedom and openness of humanity while simultaneously representing the severed relationship between nature and society. As a result, humans become more isolated, cut off not only from others but also from their inner selves.

However, within this state of disconnection, the work explores attempts to return to instinctual acts of survival, suggesting that humans can reconnect with the rhythm and essence of nature. Thus, <Dinner with a Moving Beak>carries the meaning of exploring the interconnectedness between humanity, nature, and social structures, extending its educational and public implications into the realm of performance art.

The work’s themes of the relationship between nature and humanity, as well as the tension between isolation and connection, align philosophically with the concepts of “ecological interdependence” and “social organicism.” Humanity’s actions that alienate nature result in its own isolation, and overcoming this requires recognizing the organic interconnectedness between nature, humans, and social systems.

As a spatial installation, the work seeks to share these philosophical concerns with the public and acts as a medium to reconstruct fragmented relationships. It symbolically delivers an artistic message that encourages the audience to explore the balance between humanity, nature, and social structures, proposing new perspectives.

<Dinner with a Moving Beak> is currently displayed at the 2nd-floor café of the Geumseong Publishing Cultural Foundation.