Sketches of 2 Eagles
An installation that rereads the two eagles of the Omphalos myth as vehicles and as contemporary people in motion.
A solo exhibition that inverts the myth of Zeus's two eagles, tracing the movement of contemporary people—who keep moving without knowing their destination—through the forms of motorcycles, bicycles, and carts.
Project Overview
In Greek myth, Zeus released two eagles from the eastern and western ends of the world, and where they met was named the center of the world—the Omphalos. Woo Heeseo (b. 1993) reads this myth differently: perhaps the two eagles simply flew in their own directions, and someone arbitrarily declared their meeting point the center. The exhibition runs July 11–22, 2026 at the Pyeongtaek Northern Culture & Arts Center, comprising two installations: <Eagle Sketch 1> and <Eagle Sketch 2>.
Approach
In 'Sketches of 2 Eagles,' the eagle is no longer a mythical bird. It becomes vehicles—motorcycles, bicycles, carts—and at the same time the figure of contemporary people heading somewhere. What we come to see is not whether a destination has been reached, but the deviators and residues that keep moving without knowing or ever explaining where they are going. Why do we move—for a better life, to survive, or pushed along by some force set in motion long ago?