Kumho Museum

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗞𝗨𝗠𝗛𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝟭

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. 𝟯. 𝟮𝟭 - 𝟰. 𝟮𝟳​
 

Haevan Lee explores the structures of borders and their socio-cultural implications in various geopolitical boundary regions, drawing from her upbringing near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Lee highlights the paradox of buffer zones, which serve as heavily monitored military areas designed to prevent conflict and ease tensions between nations, while simultaneously allowing nature to thrive due to the absence of human intervention. This exhibition features a series of landscape paintings, murals, and objects centered on the color orange, symbolizing invisible boundaries within the natural environment of buffer zones, alongside imagery evoking explosions. Through these works, Lee captures traces of lingering conflict within landscapes, presenting the contradictory nature of buffer zones where order and chaos coexist