Installation view of 《Ruler Without Graduations: Things Before Classification》 © Eunsi Jo
Cheonan Museum of Art is presenting 《Ruler Without Graduations: Things Before Classification》, a two-person exhibition featuring artists
Heejung Choi and Eunsi Jo, who were selected for the 2026 Cheonan Zero Project.
The exhibition runs through December 20.
The Cheonan Museum of Art has continued its “Cheonan Zero Project”
open call to discover promising emerging artists and support new creative
practices. The 2026 open call was held under the theme of “Cultural Diversity,”
with Eunsi Jo and Heejung Choi selected for the project.
Installation view of 《Ruler Without Graduations: Things Before Classification》 © Chungcheongnam-do
Cultural diversity is commonly understood as respecting different
cultures and backgrounds and living together in harmony. Taking a step beyond
this familiar understanding, the two artists turn their attention to the ways
in which we perceive and understand diversity itself.
“Things Before Classification” refers to the value of things that
have existed even before being named and categorized. Life, culture, and memory
were not originally meant to be placed within systems of classification.
Through various media, including painting, sculpture,
installation, and video, the exhibition reexamines, through the artists’ visual
languages, the intrinsic relationships and sustainability of beings that are
selected and ranked according to the logic of capital and technology.
