Suki Seokyoung Kang
Leeum, Seoul, South Korea
A series of curved reliefs, following the undulating outline of a mountain range, dangle delicate metal threads and chains. Suki Seokyoung Kang’s training is in Korean painting, but her sculptures and videos transcend the flat surface – and the visual. Her ‘Jeong’ series (2014 – ongoing), for instance, is inspired by traditional musical scores, expanding her explorations across artforms. Indeed, the title of the exhibition, ‘Willow Drum Oriole’, derives from a genre of Korean song that imagines the movement and sound of the bird flying between trees, as if, ‘weaving a thread into the fabric of the landscape,’ as Hayoung Chung put it in our upcoming January/February issue. Wonky, wobbly, anthropomorphic and sweet, Kang’s sculptures are all encompassing, occupying an environment of her making.
— Lisa Yin Zhang
