Korean, born 1932. Pioneer of Korean experimental art (실험미술). “Non-sculpture”: tied and bound objects, knots in stone, smoke and wind and fire as material. Predates and runs parallel to Mono-ha across the strait.
First met at (Un)Bound, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, 2022. My own find, not from where Namjoon pointed.
Grows from
- Mono-ha - runs parallel to it across the strait. My own find, not where Namjoon pointed.
Why it matters
The way he plays with different materials. Rocks are supposed to be hard and stiff, but yet in his work it’s malleable by a string that is soft.
Branches
- Godret Stone (encountered) - stone bound under rope, matter put under tension.
Related
- Sekine Nobuo · Lee Ufan - Mono-ha kin across the strait.