CHENNAI:
Hanji
, or traditional handmade paper from
Korea
, is usually made from the inner bark of paper mulberry, a tree native to Korea. It’s also popular as a medium of art.
On January 11, 2019, ‘Hanji Translated’, a transnational exhibition that will display the works of 13 contemporary
artists
from India, Korea and the United States, who work with hanji in their fine art practice, will be inaugurated here.
The exhibition, presented by
InKo Centre
, will be open until January 20, 2019, at Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Centre.
The exhibition will focus on the versatility of hanji as a medium for art and will examine concepts relating to transcultural communication as well as issues relating to history, identity, migration and memory.
The concept of translation will also present itself in two ways --- of paper transformed from one material form to another and also of paper used as a mode for translating life experiences.
The exhibition is curated by Nirmal Raja from the US. Participating artists include Marna Brauner, Shormii Chowdhury, Sudipta Das, Christiane Grauert, Ravikumar Kashi, Kwon InKyung, Aimee Lee, Jessica M Ganger, Nirmal Raja, Song Soo Ryun, Lim Soo Sik, Julie VonDerVellen, and Rina Yoon.
For further information, e-mail: enquiries@inkocentre.org
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