K-art exhibition: Cut Copy Paste by two contemporary Korean artists

The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. (KCCDC) proudly presents Cut Copy Paste, a new exhibition that features multidisciplinary works by two contemporary Korean artists who each employ repetitive, manual techniques to create paper collages, wax sculptures, and perforated canvases. Showcasing approximately 30 pieces in total, the exhibition examines material and process in order to explore more abstract themes such as mindfulness, harmony, and loss.

Cut Copy Paste is guest curated by Hannah Shambroom from National Museum of Women in the Arts. In Shambroom’s words, Soon Yul Kang layers small pieces of handmade Hanji paper into mesmerizing collages and small, spherical sculptures. For each work, she writes and rewrites a single word - such as "love," "mother," "or "human" - in dark ink onto traditional Korean mulberry paper. She then cuts the words into small rectangular segments, from which she forms hypnotic, circular compositions. The ritualistic nature of her process explores harmonious opposites: universal and personal, light and dark, singular and collective. As each word is repeated, its meaning is amplified, mirroring how the small paper pieces come together to form a larger whole.

Cut Copy Paste will remain on view from February 4 through March 23, 2022 (walk-in hours are 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., excluding 12 - 1 p.m., Monday - Friday). The virtual guided tour, offering an inside look at each artist’s creative themes, processes, and inspirations, will release through the KCCDC YouTube and Instagram channels (@KoreaCultureDC).

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