Space has existed since the beginning of time, while language was born amidst primitiveness. Unable to perceive a single axis or move along it, the flip side of space remained a shadow. Defeated by the laws of physics, writing was confined to a plane, and speech remained fixed at a point. Space imprisoned language, and language, trapped within space, persisted across centuries.
However, with technological advancement, cracks began to form in the boundaries of space, leading to its expansion. While space was previously regarded as physical (空間), post-COVID-19, it began to be perceived as a cognitive space that the self could inhabit. These newly discovered spaces were mostly virtual, utilizing digital technologies such as VR and the Metaverse. Upon entering virtual space, the user became a cluster of data—easily modified, copied, and deleted. This allowed users to experience realms beyond the limits of physical space. Focusing on language that could be liberated within this broadened framework, the artist initiated the project "Newborn" to predict and implement the space and language that are about to be born.
Humans exist in four-dimensional spacetime, inhabit three dimensions, and perceive two dimensions. At the inception of writing, we could not overcome physical laws such as gravity, and because our eyes perceive only flat surfaces, writing was confined to the plane. Furthermore, unable to transcend space, speech remained at a single point, meaning existing only within the 'spoken word' itself. Despite the emergence and development of countless technologies, speech and writing did not (or did not attempt to) escape their existing molds.
However, as we begin to inhabit new spaces, we can cast off these old constraints. Writing no longer needs to be trapped on a plane, and meaning can exist outside of the 'spoken word.' Speech and writing will be liberated and reborn; this will begin as a small cultural movement, much like a 'neologism.' The sound vibrating through electromagnets in speakers will move to our mouths, and the pixels drawn on monitors will be written by our hands. Although it is currently nothing more than a child's scribble or babbling, language will shed its old form. Just as space changed language, this metamorphosis will bring change to everything, including culture itself.













