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At first glance, Yaloo’s work is none other than an immersive spectacle in a baroque style. You may feel this way when you encounter her projections mapped onto media facades at a department store or at an airport, but more so when it takes the form of an audiovisual and architectural installation that seems to be a large organism in its entirety. And soon after, you will realize that the very sensorial captivation of her work unveils a densely-knitted narrative of a fictional universe in which scientific genetics and literary storytelling are interlaced.

Let’s dive into her "Underwater Trilogy (2020- )." First, "Homo Paulinella the Lab" experiments with the possibility of a hybrid species evolving from a genus of hominids and a genus of sea amoeboids. The new species called “homo paulinella” according to Yaloo’s worldview has a photosynthesis ability with myriads of tentacles, and its slippery and clammy bodies are aptly good at artistic activities, dancing and transforming themselves.



Second, "Pickled City" represents a virtual ecosystem deep in the sea, where different transhuman species reside together. The idea of sea creatures here came from nudibranchs, a type of marine mollusc, that Yaloo came across in the waters of Ulleungdo. The sea slugs are noted for their luminous colors and amorphous shapes.

What also inspired the formation of her underwater world is the "Baekje Gilt-Bronze Incense Burner." It is decorated by the leitmotifs of dragons and phoenixes wi.

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