Sculptor Kwon Chi-gyu Explores Origins of Life in New Exhibition

Sculptor Kwon Chi-gyu explores origins of life in 34th solo exhibition

Sculptor Kwon Chi-gyu's 34th solo exhibition, "Genesis — Traces of Becoming," opened Wednesday at Gallery 6 on the sixth floor of Insa Art Center. The exhibition centers on what Kwon calls the "growth point," referring to both the part of a plant where growth occurs and — more broadly — to the point from which life begins, changes and forms new connections. Kwon uses perforated stainless steel and overlapping layers as key visual elements. Lines cut into and built from the metal resemble branche

By The Korea Herald