Gallery Factory's new exhibition is 'Within Arm's Length' by RohwaJeong. The exhibition is a story of something we call as a center and a distance with its surroundings. Especially, a 'center' and 'surroundings' in here is the exhibition and 'process and equipment' Again, the point of the exhibition is replacing the process of the exhibition with artworks. Among five works, 'Rear View' is two paintings. An object on each canvas is a behind of canvas. Once the painting is done, we cannot see the hidden side. Hidden and veiled side is revealed. Also, a long sculpture, 'Doubled distance' crossing the space is a ladder used for 10 years at the gallery. As RohwaJeong recreates it as artwork, it gets a different role. 

Why the other side of canvas? It is exclusive hidden side of the front side and exposure. In an artist's work, the front is the exhibition while the back is work process and atelier. Actually RohwaJeong got an inspiration from 'Las Meninas' by Diego Velázquez to work on 'Rearview.' In 'Las Meninas,' two mirrors have an important role; one reflects on the artist and his canvas, the other one shows king and queen. In 'Rearview,' RohwaJeong holds each other up to canvas. This work is a portrait of 'work procedure.' 
- Sang Mi Park 

RohwaJeong (Yoon Hee Roh, Hyun Seok Jeong) studied at Kookmin University in Seoul and started working with the name of 'RohwaJeong.' They have held a solo exhibition at art space HUT and been selected as Emerging Artist from Ssamji Space in 2008. Also, they participated in the residency programs at Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris and Schloss Plüschow and Schloss Balmoral in Germany. Currently, they work in Seoul Art Studio. 

*image (left)
courtesy of the artist