For those of you who – just like me – love the work of Do Ho Suh, a great presentation of a project of his is to be found here
Tag: Do-Ho Suh
Leaving home
As some of you might remember, I am very interested in the work of the Korean artist Do Ho Suh. Not only is it very beautiful, it also explores themes which I myself spend a lot of time thinking about; it has to do with house & home, space & place – what does it mean…
entering
As already mentioned, I’m writing a piece on art and motherhood, it’s planned to go into a series of essays, together with a (maybe several) texts on all kinds of aspects connected to the concept of home. Motherhood and home are very connected concepts in my experience of life (maybe they are the same?). (ok,…
life is a passageway
– a follow up on Do Ho Suh I am very interested in how Do Ho Suh works with space, how he investigate cultural displacement and the sense of home. Several of his projects, like the one shown in this video, are about carrying memories of intimate places from his childhood over into new places, new contexts…
perfect home
Do Ho Suh: Perfect Home 21st Century Museum, Kanazawa, Japan. Polyester fabric, metal armature, 420 x 7239 x 244 cm. Installation view Artist Do Ho Suh has made a monumental emperor’s robe from thousands of soldiers’ dog tags and precariously perched a fully furnished house on the edge of a roof seven stories up. He has used his…
sub rosa 