The Irish artist, Aoife Casey’s artwork, ‘The Runaway Part I’ 탈출 그리고 해방

Images by Aoife Casey

I have started a story board type series of works entitled ‘The Runaway’. The first part of this work is heavily influenced by the psychological thrillers of Alfred Hitcock such as Psycho and The Birds. Hitcock’s stories often feature fugitives on the run.

The first pictures were taken at Gonjiam psychiatric hospital in Gyeonggi-do. There are many stories as to why it closed down. Local legend has it that in 1996, The owner is said to have fled to America when Government officials came investigating reports of numerous patients being mysteriously found dead with no explanations given to their grieving families. It seemed a fitting place to reenact an escape from.

 

The second location was Hanuel Sky Park in World Cup Stadium Park. The sculpture installation of bird houses lent themselves really well for a backdrop. “How to pursue Life’s Runaway? Let’s go. Forego the moons and waters of the mind: Today is all that you shall find.”

Quote from Marya Zaturenska’s The Runaway
Photography and model: Aoife Casey
Special thanks to Joy Dalay

 

 

 

Contributoir, Aoife Casey

She is an Irish artist living and working in Seoul, Korea. She expresses problems of existence with performance, photo, sculpture, installation more than 10 years. She is in full activity with her own view as an artist in recent.

아일랜드 출신의 작가 이퍼 케이시는 10년 이상을 퍼포먼스, 조각, 설치, 사진 등의 작업을 통해 인간의 신체적 혹은 존재의 문제를 다루어 왔다. 2013년 부터 서울에 거주하며 활발한 활동을 하고 있다.