NEPTUNE GALLERY

Period: 9/28 - 10/31
Art Consultant Tour: 10/12 13:30

In human history, the term "landscape" has consistently symbolized the relationship between humans and nature, and its definition has evolved with various epistemological and aesthetic ideas, while continuously being reinterpreted through different technologies and media. For instance, optical devices used to depict nature, such as the Claude mirror, which reflects picturesque scenery, or the camera obscura, used for observing scenes; or architectural spaces that structure the environment, like observation decks and gardens, all attempt to transform the entirety of nature into something that can be replicated, framed, or consumed. However, landscapes repeatedly reveal elusive and ephemeral perceptual experiences through subtle, accidental changes. For example, distant blurred scenery or the skewed light in a space— these variations presented by the world are always situated within a dynamic of fluidity and ongoing change. In this sense, landscapes are not perceived as static, enduring entities, but rather as spaces temporarily formed by the convergence of perception and memory between the past and the present. Thus, the issue of landscape involves complex connections between material and perception, individual and culture, while the creation and experience of landscapes also reshape our state of being.