KYUWON MOON

PROJECT

CLAPPING GLOVES

clapping gloves
2024


Fabric, d-bond, magnet, wood plate

gloves size :
Dimensions variable


From the nonsense exercise equipment series

Clapping Glove invites participants to explore the absurdity of solo versus shared motion. When worn and used alone, the gloves resist each other—the clap becomes a lonely impact, force against force. But when two people clap together, the gloves seem to draw each other an unexpected sensation of magnetic attraction.



clock with hands
2025


digital print on mirror, aluminum, motor

320mm


The clock gives you direction for using the clapping gloves.






































PROJECT

EYE-BALL


Solitary movement
2023




fabric, sponge, motor, acrylic glass, mirror film, camera, Monitor

(Robot size 200x380x180mm)
Variable Installation



 The audience is invited to interact with a small, wheeled robot to search for a tiny onigiri hidden in the corner of the space. As the robot approaches, a sensor triggers the onigiri to spin.

The robot is equipped with a camera that streams live footage to a monitor. The visual feed is deliberately misaligned with the robot’s steering direction, causing its movements to feel disjointed. This disconnection creates a sense of cognitive dissonance as the audience navigates the robot through the space.


















EYE-BALL
2023 


fabric, pipe, lenses, foam, wood

450x410x1700mm





EYE-BALL offers viewers awkward perspectives by employing a structure designed to capture motion through object distortion. It enables individuals to experience the expansion and contraction of their vision through the utilization of a concave lens, convex lens, and mirror.
Due to the presence of these distinct two lenses, the images observed through them appear different and vary in size based on their positioning.
Similar to adjusting the lens of a camera to achieve focus, this object is able to make a variable focus, whether it is on a distant object or a nearby one. Consequently, each person possesses a distinct focal point, resulting in different viewing positions.






























PROJECT

BLUE MASK


blue mask
2022


fabric, silicone pad, balsa wood, wire 



240x280x180 mm


Humans have been using masks as a means of protecting the respiratory tract from external stimuli, and recently they have been used as devices to avoid viruses. Existing masks are used for one purpose of covering something. However, the blue mask can be opened and closed, allowing for selective customization of sensory experiences.
In other words, I regard the blue mask as a new skin, and it was designed to accept and reject various stimuli by overlaying it on the skin.

The mask is a wearable object, has holes and covers for all sensory organs such as the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. When all the covers are closed, the wearer experiences a sense of darkness and can only perceive the gentle touch of the soft material against their skin.
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