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Artist Hyun Nahm: Constructing Today’s World through the Lens of Miniascape
Hyun Nahm (b. 1990) translates contemporary landscapes and social phenomena into the language of sculpture. His work navigates the concept of Miniascape (縮景), a method of compressing vast natural landscapes into miniature forms. Originating from traditional East Asian horticultural practices—such as suseok (scholar's rocks), bonsai, and seokgasan (artificial rock mountains)—miniascape is not merely a reproduction of scenic imagery. Rather, it involves discovering a landscape within an object shaped by natural forces, and presenting it as a self-contained, miniature world.
2025.05.12
Exhibitions
《Them so good》, 2023.11.10 – 2023.12.23, BYFOUNDRY
BYFOUNDRY presents Seoul-based artist Jihyoung Han’s solo exhibition 《Them so good》. Han creates fantastical creatures made in the context of the underground culture and the archetype of social outsiders.
2023.11.08
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《Stand Alone》, 2024.02.01 – 2024.02.29, Gallery SP
From February 1 to 29, 2024, Gallery SP presents the group exhibition 《Stand Alone》, featuring artists Minae Kim, Minha Yang, Sungoo Im, Yoonhee Choi, and Jin Han. The exhibition began from the image of Gallery SP’s divided, ant-tunnel-like space—an idea that evoked the Library of Babel,
2024.02.01
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Artist Bahc Yiso Stood on the Border and Looked Through the Gaps in the World With ‘Honesty’ in His Heart
Bahc Yiso (1957-2004) was one of the most prominent artists who played an important role in the Korean art scene, working as an artist, curator, and critic from the 1980s to the early 2000s. Bahc Yiso, whose work since the 1990s has been characterized by conceptual attitudes and features of contemporary art, contributed greatly to the formation of the postmodern discourse in the Korean art world, died at a young age in 2004 after suffering a heart attack.
2024.08.20
