Markings No. 7-3

Koo Kyung Sook, artist

born 1960

Markings No. 7-3, 2007

Where object was made: South Korea

Material/technique: inkjet print; wove paper

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 1854 x 956 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 73 x 37 5/8 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 75 x 37 3/4 in

Credit line: Museum purchase: R. Charles and Mary Margaret Clevenger Art Acquisition Fund

Accession number: 2009.0100

On display: Perkins Central Court

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Bold Women

In Markings No. 7-3, Koo Kyung Sook fashions a life-size self-portrait by wrapping her body in faux fur doused in photo chemicals. She then placed herself on photosensitive paper with those chemicals on her skin. The stillness required for the fur-wrapped envelopment of her body provided a therapeutic experience for the artist, who was suffering from cancer at the time.

Exhibition Label:
“Textures of Interpretation: Meaning and Materiality in Global Contemporary Art," Jan-2010, Sooa Im
For this pair of prints, Koo encased her body in faux fur that had been dowsed in photo chemicals, and then laid down across a matrix of photosensitive paper. As a result, an image of her body dissolved into the intricate web of fibers and fur, conveying an unexpected sensation of texture. The organic surface of fur and hair that was reflected in various orientations not only enhances the texture of the work, but it also reveals the dynamic aspect of this photographic performance.