Jeongmoon Choi's 'Le Pouls de la Terre' at Frac Alsace

Jeongmoon Choi's exhibition 'Le Pouls de la Terre' at Frac Alsace in Sélestat (February 29 to October 25, 2020) merges geometric light sculptures with seismic and heartbeat rhythms. The Korean artist, based in Berlin, uses UV light to create filigree geometries referencing disasters like the Tōhoku earthquake (2011) and Fukushima nuclear accident. Her 'Drawing in Space' series (since 2013) evolves into immersive volumes representing seismographic recordings of the Tōhoku quake (magnitude 9.1), inheriting Fred Sandback's minimalism. By day, white threads form a labyrinthine network; by night, UV light transforms the space into a disorienting blue tangle. A heartbeat recording (Choi's own) and an irregular sound installation (collaboration with Matthias Schrön) accompany the visual experience. The exhibition draws parallels between tectonic plate movements and human emotions, comparing seismograph and electrocardiogram traces. An improvised performance by Théâtre physique de Strasbourg adds a sensory choreography. The work questions human control over nature and the scale of time within a heartbeat or tectonic shift.