Discovering New DMZs: Profile of Soyoung Chung

In Soyoung Chung’s room at the Delfina Foundation in London, a geological map of the United Kingdom hangs above an empty fireplace. Patches of faded pink, mustard yellow, grays and washed out browns represent the soil composition of the country; these colors are matched by the small postcards pinned onto the wall beside the map, showing cross-sections of the River Thames and British coast. Chung almost strokes the British Isles as she tells me about the meetings she has been having at the Royal Geological Society, the lectures she has attended, and visits made to the Brunel Museum. She moves to the bookcase and leafs through an exhibition catalog detailing the Brunel’s impressive Thames Tunnel built under the river in 1843, while enthusing about her time in Rotherhithe collecting items from the river shoreline. Chipped ceramics, tiles and small stones have accumulated on her desk. These mementos will be the artist’s departure points for future artworks.

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