Several Fine Art students in the program participated in an art exhibition on March 27th, the last day of Spring Break. This annual event has been carefully planned with other American universities in Rome, including Temple University and RISD. Circolo degli Artisti is one of the hip club/bar places in Rome where the cool kids hang out. The club often holds concerts indoors, and the outdoor terrace can accommodate a large crowd.
Five artists in the Cornell in Rome program (Han Yang Lee, Ginny Johnson, Jung Sun ‘Sunny’ Kim, Nellie Prestine-Lowery, and Susan Yue) created a video together for the show.
The video, Idiosyncrasy, was inspired by a fascination with light and movement throughout an imagined day. Weaving together images captured at various locations and times, one moment unlike the next, their collaborative efforts allow the images to speak for themselves. Since the artists could not control the sound in the exhibition space, they created a piece that could function independently of sound or any particular context; one that would simply allow the viewer to become drunk upon its aesthetic splendor and become one with an indiscernible, omniscient narrator. The video was presented on the space across from the bar, where many people lingered to enjoy the work.
The show was a great success with numerous visitors including students from different American institutions in Rome. This was a good experience for all of us to meet up with students in different schools as well. I hope more and more artists from the Cornell in Rome program will take advantage of this great opportunity in the future.
-Sunny Kim
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