Real Life Architecture: Ilhwa Kim’s Sculptural Paper Art.

Life Architecture by Ilhwa Kim, 2022.

South Korean mixed-media artist, Ilhwa Kim, has opened a solo exhibition at HOFA in London, centred around her artistic philosophy and purpose for creating. Titled ‘Real Life Architecture’, the show features more than 20 large panel artworks created over the last two-and-a-half years.

“The chaos we experienced these past two years have reminded us that there are things that exist just outside the boundaries of our ever-growing knowledge of the world,” the artist explains. “During that chaotic time, I created artworks which I call ‘live architecture’ because through them, we can explore how we encounter and come to know the world with our tactile senses. I see them as ever-evolving monuments to the architecture of our sensory experiences.”

Kim’s abstract works are composed of thousands of ‘Hanji’ paper seeds whose inherent dynamism creates works of art that shift between painting and sculpture, delivering art as a new experience of discovery, dynamism and intrigue. The pieces explore a liminal space between human perception of existence and the true state of reality, a body of abstract artworks representing true life without the limitations of senses.

“I needed my works to contain the real life architecture of our everyday experience and its betrayal toward sensory evolution,” Kim continues, “also, I arranged the production process to accept last minute change as a result of tactile evolution between me and the work. Nothing has been glued or stuck until the last final seconds.”

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Dragon Vs Boy by Ilhwa Kim, 2022.

[Images courtesy of Ilhwa Kim.]