Ga Kook-hyun: Sensible Still Life, at Mokspace

MOKSPACE warmly invites you to indulge in ‘Sensible Still Life,’ a solo exhibition by Korean artist Ga Kook-hyun.

Kook-Hyun Ga’s artworks reinterpret ceramics and flowers with a unique sensibility, embodying contemplation, simplicity, and balance between emptiness and fullness. His ceramic flowers—resembling collars, roses, daffodils, and fog flowers—possess a dreamlike and mysterious quality. Over time, he developed a blistering technique that uses foam in paint to create a distinctive texture, earning praise for its “Korean texture,” characterised by simple, serene composition and a uniquely Korean aesthetic.

Ga’s art excels in merging abstraction with representation, resulting in pieces that exist in a state of constant transformation. His approach resonates with the Dansaekhwa movement, known for its meditative monochrome colours and emphasis on empty spaces. Ga suggests that within the void lies something, no matter how small, while even significant forms can feel insignificant in an infinite context. This interplay between scale and presence, alongside his ability to flatten three-dimensional objects into two-dimensional forms, makes his art difficult to categorise.