MM Kosum
Echo, 2023
Pastel and spray paint on paper
109.5 x 78.9 cm
MM. Kosum’s works operate in a world half-asleep. MM.’s unique aesthetic captures the effect of a muted world, an effect like putting on a set of noise-cancelling headphones and attuning...
MM. Kosum’s works operate in a world half-asleep.
MM.’s unique aesthetic captures the effect of a muted world, an effect like putting on a set of noise-cancelling headphones and attuning ourselves to a muffled experience of our surroundings. Her drawing of a single firework, for example, focuses not on the plosive moment but after, when we witness its dissipation into the air with scattered dust of pigment powder, spray paint, and pastel. The same occurs with her ceramics where gushes of water from a fountain and the eruption of a volcano are made still. The inclusion of figures in her works captures this drowzying quality; often depicted in relaxation and recline, these figures lounge in the shade, nestled against each other for warmth, or enjoy the first lick of an ice cream.
The comatose state in which her works meditate belie the dynamism of her practice, springing between different mediums under careful experimentation in her studio/laboratory. Though focusing on drawings and ceramic sculptures, her treatment carries an element of unpredictability, involving sudden etchings and embracing the imperfections of the process. This explorative nature has also to do with the artist’s participation in a range of spaces, from the gallery space to underground zine communities and music studios.
These influences coalesce in a practice that captures the myriad possibilities of artmaking today, sedated by the tranquil inner world that the artist invites us to share.
MM.’s unique aesthetic captures the effect of a muted world, an effect like putting on a set of noise-cancelling headphones and attuning ourselves to a muffled experience of our surroundings. Her drawing of a single firework, for example, focuses not on the plosive moment but after, when we witness its dissipation into the air with scattered dust of pigment powder, spray paint, and pastel. The same occurs with her ceramics where gushes of water from a fountain and the eruption of a volcano are made still. The inclusion of figures in her works captures this drowzying quality; often depicted in relaxation and recline, these figures lounge in the shade, nestled against each other for warmth, or enjoy the first lick of an ice cream.
The comatose state in which her works meditate belie the dynamism of her practice, springing between different mediums under careful experimentation in her studio/laboratory. Though focusing on drawings and ceramic sculptures, her treatment carries an element of unpredictability, involving sudden etchings and embracing the imperfections of the process. This explorative nature has also to do with the artist’s participation in a range of spaces, from the gallery space to underground zine communities and music studios.
These influences coalesce in a practice that captures the myriad possibilities of artmaking today, sedated by the tranquil inner world that the artist invites us to share.