Opposite extremes have much in common.
Pleasure and pain; life and death; inside and outside.
Whereas being a way off from suffering would be a fear, the inside of agony teaches me I can stand this much pain. I, therefore, look for the wisdom to heal huge suffering through tolerable little pain.
Each acupuncture needle for medical treatment has been used to relieve pain with little bit of pain when needle is inserted one's skin. With the needle for medical curing, I would like to represent exhibits of museum, which conserves a collection of artifacts of human history. The Museum series presents armor, helmet, book, and jar, which embodies dual quality of weapon as a protector and threats of one's body, and with the symbolic items of museum, I suggest the idea of benefit of knowledge and at the same time, we should be paying attention to blind faith in it.
From the reason that we are all physical existence, I would like to interpret physical phenomena and mental diversity in a sense that those two opposite qualities should be incorporated into an 'one theme'.
Sohn Paa's CV
Education
1996 Ed. M. in Fine Art, Keimyung University, Daegu
1991 B.F.A Gyungpook National University, Daegu
Solo Exhibitions
2021 Leading Artist of the year, Daegu art center,Deagu, Korea
2020 ‘Pole and Halberd',Modern art gallery, Taichung,Taiwan
2017 ‘Solution to question', Gallery Palzo , Cheongdo,Korea
2011 Self- Observation, Art Space Purl, Daegu
2007 Doubtful Four Statements, Space Mom Museum of Art, Cheongju
2006 Objects, Bridge to Binary Oppositions, Hangisuk Gallery, Daegu
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 ‘Mis/understanding water Ink',Museum of Art, Taiwan
2021 ‘the perspective of modern art’,Ulsan Culture and Arts Center,Ulsan
2017 The 57th Venice Biennale"Personal Structures-Open boards",Palazzo Mora,Venice,Italy
2017 'Daegu In-tact',Daegu Culture & art Center, Daegu,Korea
2013 Daegu contemporary Art, Daegu Art factory, Daegu
2011 Celebrity Art Show for World Championship in Athletics: Art in Fighting, Daegu Culture & Art Center, Daegu
2010 Media Art Show: Cycle, Daegu Culture & art Center, Daegu
2009 Re-View, Gyeongnam Art Museum, Changwon
2008 Art in Daegu 2008 - Sincheon Art Festival, Sincheon, Daegu
Art in Its Element, MJ Gallery, Daegu
2007 Art & Park 2 - The Sound of Nature, Seongnam Art Center, Seongnam
My Friend Art, Fun with Me, Debek Plaza Gallery, Daegu
Workshop & Collective Activities
2007 MJ NAIP Project, Vol. 1, Keys to Creation, organized by MJ Gallery
Public Collections
Daegu Art Museum
Daegu Opera House
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