Digital Book project: Interactive book, 2008.
Gongora´s Poem, 2008. Digital Book

My books are not mere objects, but containers of space and time. They are virtual spaces shaped by expanding depth, width, and volume. Books with their incredible physical volume are now being transformed into databases, existing without physicality, but being compressed into an infinite volume. Universally a book represents the beginning and continuation of nomadic exploration. The motive of this book project is intended to discover the cyber identity of a book that acts as a nomadic agent, exploring the dimensions of a new language, knowledge, and communication within the digital era. The process of knowledge breaking away from the material state constitutes the virtual ocean full of knowledge and information, and we become voyagers in the quest for a place. Accordingly, the book as a material object gradually disappears into a non-material moving body crossing over the boundary between reality and virtual reality. My goal is to create encounters between people and the new digital era through digital books, which represent the history of human knowledge, and to provide an arena to experience the significance of digital space and time. Books enable humans to take a nomadic journey and to stay on it.

We live in the age in which electronic bits can establish means to connect human experiences and expand nerve system to the global world. Cyberspace allows electronic humans to cross borders of the centers of powers and to classify and freely edit information and knowledge. This is the new culture of book. I hope my digital project will continue in the permanent space of hope and potential that holds the power of generating pleasure, illusionary yet tactile, sublime yet revolutionary. Lighting Books This digital book project creates an image of a library or a bookstore filled with books. The “objets” books are image-printed transparent plastic –made process, and they illuminate installed lighting device (LED) within. Hyper Books Hyper books begin with an image of piled books. They are approximately 1 meter and smaller one, including moving text and at the side of the book. The piled books are made transparent through a plastic-making process. The LED light also works to make text image moving and being illuminated in these books

Lighting Books

This digital book project creates an image of a library or a bookstore filled with books. The “objets” books are image-printed transparent plastic –made process, and they illuminate installed lighting device (LED) within.

Hyper Books

Hyper books begin with an image of piled books. They are approximately 1 meter and smaller one, including moving text and at the side of the book. The piled books are made transparent through a plastic-making process. The LED light also works to make text image moving and being illuminated in these books.

Ai-Ran Kang:

Born in Seoul, Korea (1960). Education in B.F.A. Ewha Womans University, Seoul (1983); M.F.A. Tama Art University, Tokyo (1987) Present Professor at Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. AWARDS 14th Suknam Art (Seoul, 94), Tokyo Machida International Print Exhibition Purchase Award (Tokyo, 93), Grand Prize at the 6th Seoul International Print Biennale (Seoul, 88) SOLO EXHIBITION: Chosun Ilbo one interview gallery (Seoul, 2008), H.P FRANCE BIJOUX (Tokyo, Japan, 2008), Lighting Book (Namyodo Book Center, Tokyo, Japan, 2008), One Life, Some Books, Clear gallery (Tokyo, Japan, 2008), “Light of the world, Light of the Intelligence” , Art front gallery (Tokyo, Japan, 2007) The Site of the Sublime, Kumho museum (Seoul, 2006); ENOFEEL(Seoul, 2005), Kuemsan Gallery (Seoul, 2003), Gallery Iteza (Kyoto, Japan, 2001), Media Shop (Kyoto, Japan, 2001), Galerie Weissraum (Kyoto, Japan, 2001) Kuemsan Gallery (Seoul, 2001), Artsonje Center (Seoul, 2001), Nadiff, Viewing Room Yotsuya, Gallery 5 (Tokyo, Japan, 2000), John N Joe Gallery (L.A.) Viewing Room Yotsuya, Chiba Yumiko Association (Tokyo,Japan, 1999) Group exhibition in Korea, Seoul, Japan, USA, France...Public Collection: National Museum of Contemporary Art, Kwachon (Korea), Seoul Museum of Art (Seoul), Kumho Museum of Art, Tokyo Machida Museum of Printmaking (Japan), The University of EWHA Womans Art Museum (Seoul), Dong-A Daily News (Seoul), Seoul Foundation for Arts & Culture“book café”, Woong Jin Building (Seoul)