Installation view of 《Symbiosis》 ©Suwon Museum of Art
Suwon Museum of Art presents a contemporary
art exhibition 《Symbiosis》, on
view through March 2, 2026, at its main branch.
‘Symbiosis’ goes beyond harmony and
coexistence; it is a process in which different beings and experiences
influence one another and form relationships. The contemporary art exhibition 《Symbiosis》 explores the meaning of its title
through the distinct artistic languages of three artists: Hyangro Yoon
(painting), Jiwan Yu (sound), and Byeong Hun Min (literature).
Installation view of 《Symbiosis》 ©Suwon Museum of Art
Hyangro Yoon’s paintings are composed of
shaped canvases that move fluidly between fullness and emptiness, oscillating
between the bounds of the internal and external. Defying painterly convention,
the surfaces are installed in the exhibition space for viewers to sense a flow
of irregular time and space.
As the titles of the works suggest, they
resemble the patterns of oyster shells cohabiting in clusters. The waves
perceived on the surfaces seemingly allude to the adaptability and resilience
of oysters which envelop invasive grains of sand, transforming them into
pearls.
Jiwan Yu employs sound to summon beings
absent from spaces. Taking the murky voices of byeonsa (silent film narrators)1
and field recordings, he invites visitors to experience another dimension of
“being together.” His work calls upon invisible presences from a time that has
passed, allowing us to hear them for the first time and examine fragments of
relationality.
Installation view of 《Symbiosis》 ©Suwon Museum of Art
Byeong Hun Min’s literary novels do not
offer a singular, complete world, but instead proffer nonlinear arrangements of
moments in which the narrator recalls others while passing through multiple
cities. The artist presents symbiotic experiences not as fixed but as a
continuous flow of dispersed thoughts and scenes, leaving gaps for readers to
connect with other beings themselves.
Through these new synesthetic experiences
created by diverse media, this exhibition sheds new light on the togetherness
that we already belong to but rarely notice. Here, symbiosis is not an enclosed
entity but a zone in which differences brush past each other and pause for a
moment, before dispersing once more.
Participating
Artists: Hyangro
Yoon, Jiwan Yu, Byeong Hun Min
