New Active Sculptures · U-Ram Choe

U-Ram Choe's work engages a fanciful dialog of aesthetics and machinery, and explores themes of biological transformation, flight, and movement. The exhibition showcases large-scale metal and plastic automata — kinetic sculptures that incorporate motors and heat/light-sensitive materials. Presented with scientific nomenclature reminiscent of natural history museum exhibits, Choe's sculptures mimic organic life forms with mechanical diagrams, text descriptions of habitats, visible evidence of fins evolving into wings, and even propellers. Each work is accompanied by an artist-provided narrative describing the fictional creature's characteristics and taxonomy system.