2008.1.19
People today take their bodies for granted, overworking and stressing them away.
But the human body is one of the most fragile and beautiful things in the world, according to sculptor Laurence Dervaux.
The Belgian artist is acclaimed in Europe for her sensational style of depicting the human body. She uses glass, porcelain and various liquids to visualize "life force" and the essence of life and death.
Her works are on display at Atelier Hermes in Sinsadong, southern Seoul, for her first solo exhibition in Korea. The exhibition is on a worldwide tour of Hermes galleries. This is the third stop, after La Verriere in Brussels and The Third Floor in Singapore.
"Human Fluids," on the third floor, is a series of 15 glass sculptures.
Dervaux blew melted glass into various shapes, which remind of something one might discover in a dissecting room like a heart, testicles or intestines. She filled them with colored liquid resembling bodily fluids such as breast milk, semen, blood, urine or water.
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Surprisingly, the pieces are not at all creepy, even for the most fainthearted. The fragile material and vivid colors used for the sculptures make them appear like precious jewels. Through this delicate and precious feel the artist describes her vision of the human body.
"The Amount of Blood Pumped by the Human Heart in 37 Minutes" is another interesting piece. Glass vases and thin glass plates are piled up in four glass towers, each 50 cm in diameter and 180 cm in height. The towers are filled with red fluid, equivalent to the amount of blood the title suggests.
The exhibition runs through March 1 at Atelier Hermes. It is located in Sinsadong near Dosan Park. For more information, call (02) 544-7722.
By Park Min-young
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