Petah Coyne’s “Untitled #1243 (The Secret Life of Words)” currently on view at Amorepacific Museum of Art, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Photo Courtesy of Amorepacific Museum of Art, 2021, Photo credit: K2 Studio, 2021

Petah Coyne’s “Untitled #1243 (The Secret Life of Words)” is currently on view in "APMA, CHAPTER THREE", Amorepacific Museum of Art, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

APMA-- a museum run by Korea’s cosmetics giant Amorepacific Group -- has unveiled its collection of contemporary and antique art through three exhibitions since its opening in 2018. While "APMA, CHAPTER ONE and THREE" focus on contemporary, “CHAPTER TWO” showcases artworks spanning from paintings, folding screens, ceramics, ornaments to clothing from the prehistoric era to the modern times.

Petah’s “Untitled #1243 (The Secret Life of Words)”(2007) takes its name from the award-winning 2005 movie about a war-ravaged, deaf female Bosnian refugee and a blind man. Directed by Spanish director Isabel Coixet, the film alludes to the lost cause, thwarted lives, and the healing between souls. The “Untitled #1243", with a sagging net catching the frosty, divine, drooping blossoms, seems to capture the similar vulnerability and allow one to pay tributes to those dear friendships and support that ever happened in one’s life.