UMSL's Gallery 210: Thursday, 18 October 2007

Opening October 18 at UMSL's Gallery 210

"Mirror/Repeat" is an exhibition of image-based sculptural objects or "products," including handbags and clothing. The objects feature intricate patterns that turn out to be, upon closer look, images of war, death and famine.

With her work, Cheryl Yun strives to convey the struggle to achieve a healthy consumer society while preserving ethical and moral integrity. That struggle often leads to disregard for tragedy, leaving a void that is frequently filled with materialistic objects. She attempts to encourage the viewer to see past the superficial and sense the horrors that exist outside the consumer's initial monetary goals.

Yun says a lot of her work was influenced by post-9/11 political statements that Americans should not let the terrorists win, but rather maintain their everyday lifestyles and to shop to support the economy.

"We are a consumerist society that attempts to meet our emotional and spiritual needs by satisfying perceived material needs," Yun writes. "Post-9/11, we continue to negotiate our now uncertain identities through our purchases."

A public reception and artist discussion will begin at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 18 in Gallery 210. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. On view October 18 through December 8.

Gallery 210 (Telecommunity Center)
University of Missouri-St. Louis
One University Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63121
(314) 516-5976
http://gallery210.umsl.edu