Recently, we had the chance to pop by Hatch Art Project to catch Korean artist Gunwoo Shin’s first solo exhibition in Singapore.
The exhibition titled SIK:蝕 explores spiritual themes of enlightenment, death and rebirth. Shin meticulously crafted what he describes as “sculptures of theatrical situations”, paying attention to each and every small. Some sculptures included prominent spherical voids lined with a reflective metallic material which caught our eye and reminded us of the exhibition’s namesake, 蝕 (SIK), a Sino-Korean character that means “eat into, erode or eclipse”.
Have a look through our photos below to check out the highlights!
If you’d like to have a moment to contemplate your relationship with spirituality, then check out Gunwoo Shin’s show. It runs till the 12th of November 2022.
A sculpture of Shin’s friend who went through an accident that caused him to lose his leg, giving him a different outlook on life.
Shin’s take on stone pagodas in Korea with the spherical void representing SIK 蝕.
Gallery goers viewing Shin’s bust-like sculpture titled Black Oreum.
Here, we see a sculpture of a figure in blue at rest on a pillow with a neon light that curves like a mountain towards its back. This work reminds us of sleeping Buddha statues and Kanchenjunga Mountain in Darjeeling, India, which resembles a sleeping Buddha as well.
An avocado made from bronze titled Avocado! We don’t think it’s a coincidence that it has a spherical void as well
Keen attendees taking a photo of Shin’s work that depicts a person who collapsed in a river with red flowers surrounding him.
One of Shin’s works includes relief sculptures of three bin bags. Does it look like there are people in there too?
