Unsounded
Unsounded examines how images shape and reinforce meaning. At its core is the well-known “KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON” poster, originally designed as British wartime propaganda. Today, it is often seen as decorative and consumed without awareness of its origins.
In this work, the flat poster is reinterpreted as a sculptural installation made of clay boxes. Inside them, scattered letters suggest words that no longer fit into a fixed frame. They represent the hidden pressures in society that push us to conform.
The sculpture is photographed and returned to the format of a poster, echoing how media flattens and simplifies complex ideas. Unsounded invites viewers to reconsider the messages they absorb and reflect on whether we really need to "keep calm and carry on."
1. Unsounded (box), 31x31x46cm, ceramic (slab building), 2017
2. Unsounded (boxes), variable installation, ceramic (slab building), 2017
3. Unsounded (tomb), variable installation, ceramic (hand building), 2017
4. Unsounded (portrait), 3x4cm per piece, photo printing, 2018
5. Unsounded (paper), 42x57.4cm per piece, printed paper, 2018
6. Unsounded (paper) installed on the Hong-dae Street in Seoul, 2018