Buk-Seoul Museum of Art B1st Children's Gallery
2022.07.26~2023.03.12
Free
Sculptural Installation, Film
Do Ho Suh and Children
Interactive
Hosted by Seoul Museum of Art
Sponsored by Iljin Culture Foundation,
Robert Walters Korea,
Lehmann Maupin
Jaeim Joung +82-2-2124-5269
+82-2-2124-5248
SeMA, Buk-Seoul Museum of Art presents Do Ho Suh’s first collaborative children's exhibition. In ‘Artland’, the artist invites children and young people to participate in the making of an installation.
The exhibition features a complex and fantastical ecosystem called Artland, which Suh and his children have been crafting out of modelling clay for over seven years at their home in London. Artland is inhabited by diverse species of animals and plants, while its unique climate and soil result in different growth cycles and conditions for its flora and fauna to those on Earth.
Suh asks children who visit this show to engage in the creation and expansion of Artland. Working from an existing foundation made by the artist and family, which includes recycled containers, visitors are encouraged to add new elements to this alternative ecosystem based on Artland’s species, as well as those of the participants’ imaginations. In the process, we hope to create special memories for the visitors, as everyday activities become art.
The project also includes a workbook of Artland activities and a fly-through video of the family’s original Artland rendered in 3D.
The Buk-Seoul Museum of Art coexists with its local community. Located in Nowon-gu―an area whose name is derived from the “Reed Hill” nearby―the museum is an open structure with its entrance connected to a park. In addition to outdoor sculpture exhibitions, it offers maze-like galleries, an art library, a cafe, and a multipurpose hall. These spaces host a variety of programs for families, which make up the majority of visitors to this museum.
61, Deoksugung-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea (04515)
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