Elly Cho

http://www.ellycho.net

@choelly

Elly Cho’s art attempts to reconcile the past with the present, inspiring viewers to reflect on the landscapes of their personal and cultural histories. Using various media, she creates installations which attempt to capture moments that evoke a fundamental recognition of nature and environment. Cho approaches the subject matter of cultural landscapes in narrative form, and these narratives often relate to her own life experiences. In her video work,  she has used familiar landscapes that stimulate viewers to engage with an imaginative response. Through diverse media and installations, Cho seeks to transport viewers into an environment that is imaginary yet grounded in reality, exploring the relationships between nature, people, and the mundane.

Cho’s art is informed by a sense of the atmospheric, which aims to create an ambiance within the viewer’s perception, and by the natural, which reflects the surrounding environment. The projects she has pursued seek to provoke the viewer’s imagination; to connect their own personal history with a wider cultural landscape. The approach that she employs encourages the viewer to revisit key historical moments in a dream-like context of memory and cultural representation.  

Elly Cho seeks to instill in the viewer a highly charged but nostalgic awareness of things long since past. As she engages in this process, she is struck by how much people’s personal histories shape their cultural landscapes and perceptions of nature. She aims to experiment further, encouraging political engagement that allows both artwork and environment to jointly contribute to current artistic discourse.