Installation view of
《Floating Spores》 ©KICHEKICHE presents a group exhibition 《Floating Spores》 on view through March 15. 《Floating Spores》 features three
artists—Hwasoo Yoo, Seung Ae Lee, and So Young Park—who explore and practice
their work within their distinct and solid perspectives, dealing with what is
both there and not there, absent yet existing.
Installation view of
《Floating Spores》 ©KICHEWhat stands out in their work is the way
they reflect their condensed perspectives on perceiving their surroundings and
forming relationships. They deepen their multidimensional imagination—capable
of transcending the visible and sensory space-time of what we call civilization
or reality—while simultaneously striving to maintain aesthetic balance.
Thus, the formal approaches and persistent
material investigations pursued by the three artists serve as counterweight,
sustaining the tight aesthetic tension within their works.
Installation view of
《Floating Spores》 ©KICHESo Young Park (b.1971) has explored the relationships between nature, humans, and
objects through the language of painting on a flat surface. Her sci-fi-inspired
and dreamlike paintings break down continuous or linear time and space,
presenting a realm of coexistence where everything is intricately intertwined.
Hwasoo Yoo
(b.1979) questions the societal standards that separate humans from non-humans,
the normal from the abnormal, and the useful from the useless, and works to
overturn the social illusions and prejudices created by such boundaries through
sculptural installations.
Seung Ae Lee
(b.1979) conveys intangible elements such as light, sound, intimate emotions,
and unseen faith and spirit through her art. Lee utilizes the rubbings of
refined natural materials, such as wood and minerals, as well as everyday
objects imbued with her own memories, as compositional elements in her
paintings.
Participating Artists: So Young Park, Hwasoo Yoo, Seung Ae Lee
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.
