“Spring Light” Installation view at Pace Gallery Seoul ©Pace Gallery Seoul“Spring Light,” a solo exhibition by German-born Kiki Smith (b.1954), whose multidisciplinary work explores embodiment and the natural world, will be held at Pace Gallery Seoul from May 17 to June 24.
The artist’s first solo exhibition in Korea was held at the Seoul Museum of Art from December last year to March this year, which introduced her entire body of work to Korean audiences for the first time. Following this exhibition, Pace Gallery will present 60 works, including sculptures and paintings, on the second and third floors, focusing on the artist’s long-standing artistic exploration of the relationship between humans and nature, centered on the specific themes of water, sky, and space.
On the second floor of the exhibition center, works related to the “cosmos” will be featured. The elements that make up the universe, such as the moon, constellations, nebulae, and galaxies, are arranged throughout the exhibition. The artist’s long-standing fascination with the moon, which reflects light from the sun and illuminates the darkness, and the intriguing narratives behind each constellation and astronomical phenomenon, unfold like a nighttime landscape in the exhibition hall, guiding visitors into his mysterious world.
In the 1980s and 90s, the artist showed her works with the body as a medium, crossing various genres and media, and in the 2000s, she expanded her work to explore nature. This exploration continues on the third floor of the exhibition through the colorful elements of nature such as water, sky, flora, and fauna. Inspired by the visual culture of the past surrounding nature, the artist reveals the symbiotic relationship between nature and humans, sensing the energy of life and connecting with nature. The works in this exhibition are within this trajectory of exploration, capturing the energy and vitality of nature in full bloom, hence the title of the exhibition, “Spring Light”.
