Review by Justina Lui
Sun Min Oh’s visual art piece explores the language barrier faced by those for whom English is not their mother tongue. Utilising a phrase most beginner English learners will be familiar with, it inverts the meaning to become a wall behind which one can reflect questions about one’s well being, state of mind and progress in a polite but unrevealing manner.
Whilst the concept is thought provoking, I found the actual execution lacking. Consisting of a projection of the phrase “Iamfinethankyouandyou” in a childish font onto pages of English language homework taped to the wall, the presentation could have been improved. However, it is worth a visit to get you thinking about how we use language not only to express ourselves but also to hide behind.
Iamfinethankyouandyou runs daily from 9am-5pm until Sunday August 30 in the Atrium Gallery, Architecture Building.
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