HLY MTHER F

H⚪LY M⚪THER ⚪F PEARL. — Swipe left, and tell us, what do you see when you look at this work? ⚪) a motherboard ⚪) an ancient, unknown language ⚪) a cityscape ⚪) none of the above — Legibility, beauty, and mystery are addressed in the labor-intensive work of Koh San Keum. The Korean artist transcribes selected texts from periodicals, literary works, and various documents into nacreous surfaces, using TENS of THOUSANDS of 4mm pearl beads and hand-knitted textiles. In doing so, she not only conceals the semantic context of words but also transforms them into a code of exquisite opacity. ⚪️ Pop over to see her solo show in @GalleryBaton’s Viewing Room – open for 11 more hours! — Online Viewing Rooms close March 25th at 6pm HKT / 11am CET / 6am EST. To view and inquire about available works by Koh San Keum, visit bit.ly/artbaselOVR using your Art Basel account.