27/10/2026
Jiyoung Yoon (Seoul), IASPIS Artist in Residence in Stockholm, 1 September–15 November 2026
Jiyoung Yoon International Visual and Applied Arts Programme Haus der Kulturen der Welt
📍Performance at HKW – Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Date: Friday 30 October 2026
Time: 16:00
Venue: Angie Stardust Foyer, HKW – Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Address: John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin
Language: English
Admission: Free
There was a time when, not knowing how to live, I took out my entrails to make a net presents an installation that takes the form of a sprawling web of interwoven silicone intestines. Rather than remaining inside individuals, the intestines extend outwards, entrapping and knitting bodies together into a shared network. Created at a time of profound loss and heartbreak, the artwork’s title is taken from an unpublished essay by Yoon that asks how humans might communicate and connect through painful experiences. In this shared vulnerability, the work finds the possibility of solidarity.
At Haus der Kulturen der Welt, the net of entrails lies horizontally on the ground, inviting visitors to step inside, lean close, and intertwine with the work.
Throughout the evening, questions concerning protection, solidarity, and fear are circulated among the audience. The collected answers are tattooed directly onto the artwork throughout the evening—a record of shared experiences of darkness and solidarity made visible through the visitors’ contributions.
Read more
https://www.hkw.de/en/programme/l-is-for-the-way-you-look-at-me-ii/there-was-a-time-when
Photo: Jiyoung Yoon, There was a time when, not knowing how to live, I took out my entrails to make a net (2025). Courtesy of the artist.
