Kumho Museum

The photographer Sungpil Han comments on topics ranging from representation and illusions, nature and human relations to civilization and the earthly environment through his work. Kumho Museum of Art presents his solo exhibition, Inverted Surfaces, composed of three series of photographs and a video produced when the artist was traveling to various sites around the world. The Façade series questions the essence of what is seen through our eyes. Capturing the dust screens on the construction sites, Han presents the distorted illusions of the buildings, offering a moment to ponder upon what is real and what is not. The Polar Heir series, the photographs of the Arctic Ocean and the Canadian Rocky Mountain, invites the viewers to be in awe of nature while reminding them of how rapid industrial development causes melting of glaciers and how serious the climate crisis is. The last series presented, Ground Cloud, captures the steam emanating from the nuclear power plants set in the middle of the serene landscape of a French suburb. Han's work invites the viewers to think beyond what is seen—beyond the grandeur of the images offered in front of their eyes.​