Walk Through Time – Korean Hands, Next Generation

EVENT DESCRIPTION

The Stroll Gallery proudly presents Walk Through Time: Korean Hands, Next Generation, the ‘largest’ Korean crafts exhibition in Hong Kong. The exhibition features the work of 8 Korean artists leading in the fields of glasswork, furniture design, and painting, with the objective to showcase the astounding standard of Korean craftsmanship. Encompassing various art media, the exhibition embodies and delivers the most important messages about the future direction of The Stroll Gallery.

– First, how is the Korean aesthetic accumulated throughout Korean art history passed on to the younger generation of artists?
– Secondly, what values should the globalizing Korean art look at?

The timeless and grounded authenticity, proficiency in materials, and simultaneously experimental and daring expression reinterpret the modern concept of “artisan”. The newly identified concept of “artisan” is no longer an individual of the past but of the future.

Artists Kyungduk Choi, Dongwan Kim, Jeongwon Lee, Woonggul Yang, and Sanghyun Yoon explore the diversity and development story of Korean craft as a formative art by reinterpreting craft with a modern sensibility while inheriting the tradition. Kim, who is participating as the only painting artist, shows a fascinating correspondence with crafts by transferring the formative material of Dancheong to the 2D surface, expressing harmony with anomaly.

During the pandemic, ‘sustainability’ has emerged as a core value for mankind’s survival. Artist Seungji Mun and Seonmin Park examine the value of sustainability in art. The works produced with upcycling glass and plastic waste guide the pioneering direction of art and craft. With the distinctive language of Korean modern craft, “Walk Through Time” demonstrates the “upcycling” future of craft beyond boundaries and time with PLEATS MAMA, a sustainable lifestyle brand from Korea.

This exhibition is supported by the thankful financial award by the Fund for Korean Art Abroad program promoted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Arts Management Service Center of the Korean government. Walk Through Time: Korean Hands, Next Generation, the ‘largest’ Korean craft exhibition in Hong Kong, presents a journey towards the future and coexistence.

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

Stroll, an online platform that has been introducing the value and beauty of Korean crafts in Hong Kong, has transformed into The Stroll Gallery in Kwai Chung in July 2022.

In line with the Hong Kong government's industrial area revitalization policy, The Stroll Gallery creates and delivers new values and aesthetics by transforming an industrial place of history into a venue of art and culture by converging various fields of crafts, art, and technology. The Stroll Gallery has been created as a new concept space that combines Korean art and culture through our high-quality art sense and design capability.

The Stroll Gallery has introduced Korean crafts and artists to major art and cultural organizations in Hong Kong such as the Korean Cultural Center Hong Kong, M+ Museum, and IFC Mall, and will continue to bring more diverse Korean artists to Hong Kong and the world.