On November 12, the Line Cultural Foundation opened a new exhibition space, ‘Project Space Line,’ in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

In launching Project Space Line, the foundation announced its goal to be “a venue for diverse cultural activities that transcend genres and forms, centering on visual arts, and a supporter of various creators’ artistic practices.”

Reflecting this mission, Project Space Line’s inaugural exhibition, a two-person show titled “When All Scenes are in Harmony” featuring artists Kiwon Park and Sohee Park, will run through February 8, 2025.

The exhibition “When All Scenes are in Harmony” originated from reflections on the sense of place and direction of this newly constructed and opened space. In the context of the standardized, placeless quality of a major urban commercial district, the exhibition focuses not on uncritical acceptance of place, but on different ways of relating to it.

To explore this, the exhibition presents works by installation artist Kiwon Park, who utilizes architectural elements and light, and botanical artist Sohee Park. Kiwon Park’s works involve installations that evoke a heightened sensory experience by creating voids among architectural elements and incorporating light that emerges from the walls. Sohee Park, in turn, introduces new work that embraces Kiwon Park’s approach, fostering a new dialogue with the space as a mediator.

Established in 2008 as part of the Line Construction group, the Line Cultural Foundation is now entering the art business in earnest with the opening of Project Space Line, and it plans to open an art museum in Seongbuk-dong, Seoul, in 2026.

References

• 프로젝트 스페이스 라인 (Project Space Line)
• 연합뉴스, 라인문화재단, 현대미술 전시공간 열어…본격 미술사업, 2024.11.12

Ji Yeon Lee has been working as an editor for the media art and culture channel AliceOn since 2021 and worked as an exhibition coordinator at samuso (now Space for Contemporary Art) from 2021 to 2023.