손신규
Shon Shinkyu

“Cold metal, warm wood, and heavy stone demonstrate the possibility of creating a complete form despite their differing properties. I wanted to visually express my artistic philosophy of pursuing completeness beyond the boundaries of art and life, with each material forming its own meaning and value.”—excerpt from the artist statement

Shon Shinkyu creates furniture by harmoniously combining natural materials such as stone and wood with new industrial materials such as stainless steel, acrylic, and glass. His representative series, , was created by collecting discarded materials from a demolished Hanok (Korean traditional house), minimizing processing, and preserving the texture. One of the main characteristics of traditional Korean architecture is a tendency to avoid artificial processing and use materials in their natural states as much as possible. The artist presents a contemporary form of “split” by contrasting the differences between traditional Korean materials from the East with the orderly industrial materials from the West, reinterpreting the characteristics of Korean traditional architecture in his unique way. The work presented in this exhibition contrasts Western decorative stone pillars with the intact wood grain of Hanok materials. The vertical, repeating pattern of colonnade and expanding columns reflected on the stainless steel, emphasizes the sculptural and symbolic meaning of the pillars.