Suyon Huh

Suyon Huh (b.1993, Seoul, Korea) is an artist who currently lives and works in Seoul, Korea. Her work begins by closely examining the many symbolic relationships between certain objects. Her use of iconographic materials with universal meanings has the viewer question and reach beyond what is presented as the norm. Well-known images such as teddy bears, angels, hearts, crosses, and stars are presented not in the way that is familiar to us; instead filtered through other cultures that have assigned them other contradictory meanings, or at times overthrown the meaning altogether. Stories of people's conflicting perceptions of the same subject matter—such as anecdotes of party-goers mishearing the sound of gunshots as firecrackers and dancing to them—become important allegories when using this symbolism. Suyon majored in Korean Painting at Ewha Woman’s University. Recent solo exhibitions include INSECURE Ms. Kim, Oksang Factory (Seoul, 2022); Houseless, LOG (Seoul, 2022); Follow the Rabbit, FAS (Seoul， 2021); HPIX DOSAN ✕ HUH SUYON, Hpix (dual solo, Seoul, 2020); Retrieve, Recycle, Revive, G Gallery (Seoul, 2019). Recent group exhibitions include Untalely, Tabula Rasa Gallery (Beijing, 2023); K90-99 Transcultural Fusion: K-Art as a convergence of East and West, LUPO (Milan, 2023); To be anything, To be nothing, Post Territory Ujeonguk (Seoul, 2023); BGA INDEX : OPEN STORAGE, BGA (Seoul, 2023); This Title Is Not Available In Your Region, Gasp (New York, 2022); Temporary Landing, TINC (This is Not a Chuch) (Seoul, 2022); Instead of an Afterwards, Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong (Hong Kong, 2022). In 2022, she was honoured with the Artist Support Program Award provided by the Arts Council Korea (ARKO). Her work has been included in the MMCA Art Bank and a variety of personal collections around the globe. ...

Tabula Rasa Gallery is based in Beijing's 798 art district. Established in 2015, it aims to promote both Chinese and international contemporary artists through exhibitions, talks, research and publication. The gallery name is Latin for 'blank state'. In philosophical discourse, it refers to the idea that our knowledge comes from our experiences and education, all participants are born in a Tabula Rasa state. Tabula Rasa hopes that the exhibitions they present can subvert viewers’ preconceptions, creating conditions for fresh artistic experiments.