Kunstkaart

"The hymn of a republic" shows an eyelash drifting on an eye, represents how offensive and fearful an object, which is just a tiny part of your body, can be. Eyelashes are designed to protect your eyes from alien-substances. But they become alien-substances when they are on your eyes. This can provoke various interpretations and Jeong Yoon Ahn wants audiences to take their own meaning from what they see and hear on her video although the title and the sound track playing backward pitched down the national anthem of South Korea represent her nationality.