Until January 21, 2024... Highlighting the Value of Nature
Featuring 6 Works Including Sculpture and Installation by 5 Domestic and International Artists
Hoam Art Museum announced on the 12th that it will hold the "Special Collection Exhibition - Naturally" until January 21, 2024. This exhibition is the first collection exhibition showcasing both domestic and international contemporary artists since the museum's opening, presenting six works including sculptures, photographs, videos, and installations by five artists from Korea and abroad.
Olafur Eliasson_Domadalur Sunlight Series (North), 2006, 35 C-prints, each 25.3x37.7cm [Photo provided by Hoam Art Museum]
This exhibition was planned to reflect on the value of nature through the works of five artists who contemplate the beauty and changes of nature and offer fresh perspectives on the environment.
Olafur Eliasson's "Domadalur Sunlight Series (North)" (2006), consisting of thirty-five photographs taken over twelve hours in the southern valley of the Icelandic plateau Domadalur, and Roni Horn's glass work "Ten Liquid Events" (2010), inspired by the landscapes of Icelandic glaciers, present multifaceted transformations of the great nature over time within serene landscapes reminiscent of a primordial world.
Kim Sooja's video work "Earth-Water-Fire-Air" (2009-2010), capturing a world made of earth, water, fire, and wind from glaciers to active volcanoes, suggests the deep interrelation among the fundamental elements of matter, evoking the inseparable bond between nature and humans.
Rirkrit Tiravanija's "Untitled 2020 (Still Life) Series" (2023) is a work engraved on aluminum plates depicting twenty animal species that have disappeared from the Earth. Installed on the exhibition floor like tombstones for the animals, it reveals the crisis of nature and ecosystems, urging humanity to change and awaken.
Mungyungwon_Promise Park Seoul, 2021, woven carpet, stainless steel, 9.15x3.57m [Photo courtesy of Hoam Art Museum]
Moon Kyungwon's park project "Promise Park Seoul" (2021) reminds us that only diverse efforts crossing national borders and academic fields can bring new inspiration. It concludes the exhibition by telling a story of hope found by connecting the past and present, local and global.
Among the exhibited works, Tiravanija's endangered animal monument piece "Untitled 2020 (Still Life) Series" (2023), which emphasizes audience participation, allows visitors to make rubbings of the artwork themselves. Additionally, a special space with books about endangered animals is provided, offering an opportunity to reflect on the dark realities caused by the climate crisis and environmental changes.
Roni ? - Ten Liquid Incidents, 2010, 10 pieces of unprocessed glass castings, 45.7 x 86.4-91.4 x 86.4 cm [Photo courtesy of Hoam Art Museum]
Kim Sungwon, Deputy Director of the Leeum Museum of Art, said, "This exhibition consists of contemporary art works from the museum’s collection that contemplate the relationship between nature and humans," adding, "'Naturally' is five artists’ different proposals seeking the possibility of coexistence without going against nature."
To make it more convenient for visitors to visit the exhibition, Hoam Art Museum will operate a free shuttle bus twice daily, round-trip, every Tuesday to Thursday during the exhibition period, running between Leeum Museum of Art (Seoul) and Hoam Art Museum (Yongin), following the previous Kim Whanki retrospective exhibition.
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