02 Art Criticism & Reflective Field Essays

A corpus of applied criticism and reflective essays tracing the aesthetic, ethical, and metaphysical dimensions of witnessing. Each text serves as fieldwork in the study of presence—where art is not merely observed but endured, and criticism becomes an act of moral proximity to the work itself.

15 Aug 2025 9 min read

The Dogs Who Outlived Philosophy: On Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook’s ‘Some Unexpected Events Sometimes Bring Momentary Happiness’ (2005)

A post-interpretive reflection on Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook’s 2005 video work, exploring presence, mortality, and the ethical power of unspeaking beings who endure beyond language.

15 Jul 2025 5 min read

On 'Classon Ave' by Yongjae Kim (2023).

A restrained reflection on Yongjae Kim’s Classon Ave, exploring stillness, memory, and the ethics of proximity in contemporary portraiture.

01 Jul 2025 5 min read

Fractured Curation: On the Cost of Discontinuity

This isn't a polite lament on the label placement or wall symmetry. It's not a critique. But a requiem. A study in narrative collapse. The moment when curatorship, once a silent steward of meaning, becomes the very hand that severs the thread. When continuity falters. Trust does not unravel loudly.

15 Jun 2025 4 min read

Embodied Reading: How Presence and Posture Change the Way We Read Art

One of the least acknowledged dimensions of criticism is the body. Not the artist’s. Not the subject’s. The body of the witness. The posture of the viewer. The orientation of their shoulders, the tension in their breath, the way they hesitate before a canvas, or don’t.