Gathering is delighted to open a solo presentation of recent sculpture by Soojin Kang at Miart, Milan (11–14 April).
In this new body of work, clusters of fibre erupt from slabs of molded concrete or appear to proliferate within the fabric of the blocks like tree burls or keloid tissue. Kang has remarked upon her interest in ‘the parts of the body that we can’t see,’ as well as the new shapes and textures that proliferate on the inner and outer surfaces of bodies as a result of injury or sickness. As vascular twists of fibre emerge from their concrete encasements, Kang evokes the formation of unruly cells, visualising the strange beauty of these bodily processes whilst preserving their secrecy and strangeness.
Photography by Nicola Morittu and Markus Schroder
