UNSEEN project is about an imaginary scene which is technically 'unseen' by physical eyes and it raises the question of how we perceive time and sensation in a continuous time line.

 

As part of this project, he develops his own wearable apparatus which can detect my eye blinking at the moment so it can give a signal to take a picture while looking. Thus, the device will do capture an instant picture instead of closed human eyes. The artist will be equipped with his device for hours in order to get an archive of the unseen images during the day. These collective images could be constructed as a continuous film and its length would depend on how many times the eye blinks. These continuous scenes are resources that are never seen by the person but also images which will remind the past or a determinate experience during the day. Considering that we forget most of the incidents that happen during the day, it will be interesting to see that unseen images can stimulate a person to recollect memories.

 

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Youngjae Lih

http://www.youngjaelih.com

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Youngjae Lih was born in 1984 and raised in Seoul and now lives in Malmö, Sweden. Previously, he studied and worked as an electronic engineer in the semiconductor industry. Whilst working, he kept exploring different fields and decided to finally turn his passion for art into a profession in 2010. Focusing on the nature of existing objects and the interactions between them, he is interested in the syntax and formation of new narrative strands. In this sense, the majority of his works developed in different mediums share an obvious grammatical and linguistic structure. He has shown his work in Norway, Sweden, Japan and South Korea. And he has also presented his work at conferences and festivals in Berlin and Seoul.