Jean Shin's Celadon Landscape Installation at Green-Wood
Jean Shin's installation 'Celadon Landscape' at Green-Wood's Green-House incorporates nearly two tons of porcelain fragments into a pair of monumental vessels spilling into a pool of green. The work uses discarded celadon shards donated by studios in Icheon, South Korea, where celadon production dates back to the 10th century. Fabricated by Miotto Mosaics Art Studios, Inc., the mosaic forms appear to emerge from the earth, suggesting fragmentation made anew. Shin sees the imperfect pieces as a metaphor for belonging, repair, and the Korean diaspora. The installation is on view through January 17 in New York.
Key facts
- Jean Shin's 'Celadon Landscape' uses nearly two tons of porcelain fragments.
- The installation is at Green-Wood's Green-House in New York.
- Materials were donated by studios in Icheon, South Korea.
- Celadon production in Korea dates back to at least the 10th century.
- The work was fabricated by Miotto Mosaics Art Studios, Inc.
- The installation is on view through January 17.
- Shin is based in New York.
- The work explores themes of diaspora, repair, and imperfection.
Entities
Artists
- Jean Shin
Institutions
- Green-Wood
- Miotto Mosaics Art Studios, Inc.
- Colossal
- The Green-Wood Cemetery
- The Green-House
- City of Icheon
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Icheon
- South Korea
- Brooklyn