Hermoa
Hermoa is an art project derived from "Hermeneutics of Abstraction." As human beings, we constantly
encounter ambiguous phenomena-emotions and memories that resist language, exchanges with others, and the
complexities of nature and society. We make sense of these uncertainties by interpreting them, giving them
meaning, and thus shaping our understanding of the world. In art history, abstraction has similarly
functioned as a mode of expression that captures phenomena at different resolutions, sometimes unsettling
fixed frameworks of perception, and opening diverse possibilities of interpretation through form and
emptiness.
This project builds upon that structure, positioning abstraction not as a finished form but as a site
where meaning emerges. Its creative process is often grounded in printmaking and incorporates motifs of
geometry and abstract figures. Here, chance plays a central role: the variations of printing and
arrangement intersect with intention, allowing contingency to become a generative force that invites
multiple readings.
Hermoa extends beyond the artwork itself into practices such as workshops. Participants are invited to
layer their own sensations and experiences onto the work and to intersect them with the perspectives of
others. In doing so, they collaboratively generate new meanings. Through this dialogical exchange,
audiences are prompted to re-examine their interpretations and discover shifts in their ways of seeing the
world.
Ultimately, Hermoa is an attempt to redefine abstraction as a catalyst for dialogue and
interpretation. By embracing diversity and contingency, it offers audiences and participants
opportunities to acquire new perspectives, and provides a space to reconsider relationships with others
and with the environment.
