Exhibition Information

Hur Shan Knock! Knock! Anthropocene! No.7
2023 Mixed media 10 x 9.5 x 38 cm
(Source = Gana Art)

Hur Shan Knock! Knock! Anthropocene! No.1
2023 Mixed media 78.8 x 109.7x 34 cm
(Source = Gana Art)

Hur Shan The New Era
2023 Acrylic on canvas 97 x 130.3 cm
(Source = Gana Art)

Hur Shan Unknown sensibility
2023 Bronze 46 x 30 x 42 cm
(Source = Gana Art)

			Gana Art is pleased to presentShan Hur solo exhibition, this time at Gana Art Bogwang five years after his solo exhibition in 2018. In the past, he created familiar yet somehow unfamiliar situations through direct interventions in architectural spaces. His recent works, however, directly address climate crisis as he has grown alarmed by environmental crises such as climate change. He has become aware that the environmental threat escalating with the acceleration of climate change is more than simply a matter of preserving the natural environment, but is interwoven with the power struggles between nations and economic issues. Through this exhibition entitled A Nest for All the Birds in the World, Hur aims to point out climate crisis as a topic that is progressing all around us.  

A Nest for All the Birds in the World (2023) encapsulates all of these facets of the artist’s vision. He represents his contemporaries as birds and the planet we live on as a nest, emphasizing the need for action to solve the problems we face today. He points up that global warming is not just a problem for Korea, but something the world needs to address. This work is particularly noteworthy because it integrates the story he wishes to tell through the exhibition and leant it its title. In the past, Hur’s works of architectural and sculptural convergence aimed to transform existing spaces and change the perception of the actual environment. In contrast, in this exhibition he presents works that encourage reflection on the current society, offering stories about a new environment and leading the viewers to contemplate issues. Through the exhibition, Hur aims to lead visitors to experience climate crisis by visually materializing it through sculpture. By doing so, he hopes to find an answer for an era in which we cannot foresee how events will unfold and call for a change in our perceptions. It is hoped that the exhibition will offer visitors a chance to directly perceive issues of environmental pollution and experience life in the new era that the artist dreams of for the future.

(Source = Gana Art)