Yeoju Art Museum 'Art Museum Ryeo', Hosts 'Lost Four Seasons: 2050' Exhibition

by Lee jonggu

Published 12 Dec.2024 18:16(KST)

Art Museum Ryeo, an art museum in Yeoju-si, Gyeonggi-do (Mayor Lee Chung-woo), announced on the 12th that it will hold the second half of 2024 special exhibition "Lost Four Seasons: 2050." This exhibition is inspired by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)'s 2050 decarbonization goal, assuming 2050 as the present and reflecting on the environment and nature of 2024 as the past. It visually depicts the reality faced in the era of climate crisis by examining the transformed and restructured nature through the flow of industrialization and capitalism from various perspectives.

Yeoju City to Host 'Lost Four Seasons 2050' Exhibition at 'Art Museum Ryeo' in the Second Half of the Year (Park Moon-hee, New Territory 2021, Pigment Print, 120x164cm). Provided by Yeoju City

The exhibition is divided into two themes: "Forgotten Landscapes" and "Plausible Landscapes." "Forgotten Landscapes" looks back on landscapes eroded by the logic of development and growth through records of nature set in 2024. The disappearing ecological memories and devastated environment prompt reflection on human reckless actions. On the other hand, "Plausible Landscapes" reconstructs 2050 as the present, showing a future filled with artificial elements. The strange and unfamiliar landscapes composed of artificial materials such as plastic blur the boundary between reality and imagination, intuitively revealing the upcoming environmental crisis.

Yeoju City, 'Art Museum Ryeo' Second Half Planning Exhibition Lost Four Seasons 2050’ Exhibition Poster. Provided by Yeoju City

Ten domestic and international artists participating with various media such as painting, installation, photography, and media art explore the relationship between loss and existence in diverse ways, leading viewers to imagine new narratives within the global issue of the climate crisis.

An official from the museum stated, "We hope this exhibition will be a time to remind us of ways for humans and nature to coexist by confronting the ecological and social changes that climate change will bring."

"Lost Four Seasons: 2050" will hold an opening event at 3 p.m. on the 19th, and the exhibition will run until February 23, 2025. Detailed information can be found via phone or on the museum's website. Yeoju Art Museum "Art Museum Ryeo" is located in front of WEST H parking lot at Yeoju Shinsegae Premium Outlet. Admission to the exhibition is free.