Made from mirrored blown glass, this installation recreates velvet ropes that typically separate elite crowds from the rest, arranged in a maze-like formation but including an open point for entry. dramatically illuminated by overhead spotlights, these fragile stanchions explore the dichotomy of exclusivity and inclusion.

The stanchion delineates territory, symbolizes exclusion, suggests insiders and outsiders. By endowing forms traditionally connected to strength with material realities that declare fragility, Joo exposes the gap between outer appearances and inner truths, and illuminates the contrast between what is strong and what can easily collapse.