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Theatricality is at the core of Yu Jinyoung’s oeuvres. For her carefully crafted plays, the artist assigns each character with a role, as visualized by the masks worn on their faces. The jarring contrast between the hardened clay masks and the delicate, transparent bodies suggests that these roles are superficial and separate from their true inner selves. Atop a darkened theatre stage, some play the part of the oppressor, whilst others play the part of the oppressed. To the artist, our life is a theatrical production, filled with ever-changing roles that we willingly accept in order to fit in.