This study deals with the characteristics of ‘absent objects’ among the objects appearing in contemporary art in terms of the combination of memory and objects. This absent object shows a phenomenon in which the immateriality of memory is mediated...
This study deals with the characteristics of ‘absent objects’ among the objects appearing in contemporary art in terms of the combination of memory and objects. This absent object shows a phenomenon in which the immateriality of memory is mediated through the object and becomes material. In particular, everyday objects bring back memories. And new memories are created through this object. At this time, we can examine the process of exchange between material and spirit. Concepts such as human spirit, memory, thought, and affect can be seen as immaterial experiences that are not visualized. On the other hand, if a visual artist expresses his or her immaterial experience through visualized materials or objects, it can be interpreted that the materialization of the immaterial takes place in the meantime. The purpose of this study is to focus on the aspect of 'mediation' seen in the process of expressing memories and to examine how mind and matter are realized from the aspect of 'constructed reality'. In interpreting this process, Bergson's concept of 'memory-image' and Berkeley's 'immaterialistic corpuscularian position' are analyzed. In particular, it explores how existence and non-existence, material and non-material, and visibility and invisibility can be interpreted in works of art that appear as examples. In addition, through the materialization of immateriality, it is intended to interpret the point of exploration of new possibilities emerging in art.