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Kim In Ok’s philosophy of slowness emerges through the motif of waiting, inspired by her repeated journeys between Seoul and her studio in Hanggeum-ri, Yangpyeong. Trains and buses appear as quiet symbols of suspended time, moving gently across open plains beyond rhythmic rows of trees. Her landscapes distill nature into simplified forms circles and triangles refined through decades of practice transforming memory and emotion into symbolic clarity. Small houses beneath towering trees suggest imagined worlds shaped by innocence and introspection. Rather than depicting specific places, Waiting and The Road to Hanggeum-ri offer contemplative spaces of softened nostalgia, inviting viewers into moments of quiet reflection.
by S, Alexander, Ph.D., is an art historian, poet, and curator, with writings featured in Frieze New York, The Armory Show, Skira Editore, and on Jenny Holzer.
and Yoon Jin-sup