Exhibition view of the Busan Biennale 2026 ©Busan Biennale Organizing Committee. All rights reserved.
Exhibition view of the Busan Biennale 2026 ©Busan Biennale Organizing Committee. All rights reserved.
Suki Seokyeong Kang
Suki Seokyeong Kang's work begins with translating sound, body, and time into the language of space. Inspired by Jeongganbo, the traditional Korean system of musical notation, Kang expanded its principle of organising sound within a grid into painting, sculpture, and installation. This principle became a formative unit in the artist’s Jeong series. The recurring square forms are not simply geometric shapes, but structures that coordinate movements, relationships, and rhythms.
In turn, Mat Black Mat series is based on Hwamunseok, a traditional Korean woven mat. Drawing from a solo court dance Chunaengmu, which is performed within the restrained space of the mat, these works explore how the square can become both a physical boundary and a stage for movement. Kang collaborated with three female weavers on Ganghwa Island to sustain the knowledge and craftsmanship of this slowly disappearing tradition.
Throughout the exhibition space, the GRANDMOTHER TOWER, Narrow Meadow, Mountain, and Hours series unfold to form a sculptural landscape. Each sculpture maintains its individual form while existing in relation to one another, proposing a choreographed chorus of gathered voices.
Throughout her career, Kang developed a distinctive artistic language that continuously explored the relationships between the body, space, and time. Bringing together several major series, the exhibition creates a sculptural landscape in which the artist’s presence resonates, offering a lasting reflection of her embodied measurement of time and space.