Time And Machine — Hosu Lee

Solo ≪Time And Machine≫
Place: OCI Museum, Seoul, South Korea
Date: 4/10/2025 - 5/25/2025
Format: site-specific installation

Time and Machine is an expanded installation derived from Time Machine, a work that has evolved over the course of Hosu’s artistic practice. Once conceived as a singular sculptural entity, Time Machine is now divided into two components—Time and Machine—each occupying its own space and temporal logic within the exhibition.

Time is a kinetic installation that initiates a linear movement of pendulum every 30 minutes, accompanied by the roaring blast of compressed air. The pendulum with a surface of mirror-polished stainless steel, evokes our familiar conceptions of time: as measurement, structure, awareness, and the present moment.

Machine is a mechanical installation comprising pneumatic, acoustic, and electrical systems, all enclosed within a security fence. This complex system powers the pendulum, yet its presence also reveals a different dimension of time—one that is unpredictable, non-linear, and fragmented. Here, the present does not exist as a singular point; instead, time manifests differently in every corner of the space.

As suggested by the title of the exhibition, And also functions metaphorically—as a hallway connecting these two realms. Like Alice’s accidental fall into the rabbit hole, the viewer travels through this passage, veiled in layered curtains, to arrive in a strange, disorienting space where the perception of time and space is fundamentally altered.

Artist: Hosu Lee
Writer: Jiyeon Lee
Installation: Hansoo Noh
Assistant: Minseok Yang
Sound Advisor: Unknown Kim (Minji)
Photo: Seokwoo Song
Video: Gwanhee Yoon

OCI Curator: Sohyun Baek
Funded and Organized by OCI Museum

Sculpting Between Time and Machine.pdf