HAN SOONJA

All these traits stem from the artist’s cultural background and the recognition of her own personal experiences, expressed in a superposition of coloured circles. Her way of work that can be deciphered from the drawings – the process and records of conception of a work – is a course of finding the balance between the coloured circles, each of which contracts, expands, opens, closes and emanates the energy of light and temperature. Such features give Han’s work a dynamic touch, a trait rare to find, and with this dynamism the artist develops her work from canvases to installations, even to digital animation. The experience of such a range of media creates a stronger, a more solid and multi-dimensional pictorial space when she returns to the canvas.

The present exhibition clearly shows the dynamic changes that Soonja Han’s work has gone through since her first exhibition at Johyun Gallery three years ago. The vivacious world full of agility and spirit amidst the refined composition reminds us of our cherished experiences of beauty and the joy of amusement from our childhood, and lets us experience the simple and positive energy that colours and forms create. Solely with circles the exquisite wonders of composition is explored and its possibilities expanded; dispersing the energy obtained within to everybody is what defines Han’s art.