Do Ho Suh

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       Do Ho Suh was born in Seoul, Korea, in 1962. He is a sculptor widely renowned for his complex sculptures which oppose most conventional ideals of specificity and scale. The majority of his work gravitated viewers’ attention to the way they perceived and inhabited the occupation of public space. His interest in the metaphorical and physical manifestations of the malleability of space influence the site-specific constructions he creates. Spatial and psychological migration have been key components in Suh’s emotionally inflected architecture, which manifest through the intricacy of his sculptures. These installations question the limitations of identity while simultaneously exploring correlations between collectivity, individuality, and anonymity.


                                                      Rubbing/Loving c. 2016


        In 2016, Do Ho Suh began a large scale, painstakingly complex process of completely wrapping every surface of his former apartment with white paper. He then traced over every single square inch with colored pencils and pastels to create rubbings on the sheets which disclose and memorialize the entirety of the homes architectural details. After removing every paper fragment from the apartment, he placed them in storage and is currently exploring the possibility of exhibiting the reassembled work which will essentially be a three dimensional reconstruction of the apartment. Many of his compositions involve architectural experimentation with mnemonic and psychological dimensions that manifest themselves into large-scale fabric re-animations of spaces in which he has formerly lived. They are evocative of the metaphysical relationships he shares with spatial entities such as homes he's lived in, or institutions he's attended. "That’s how your house gets inside of you—it’s more than just space, and it’s not even space and time, because I think the notion of space and time as separate is a very Western idea. Time and space are always together, and they are usually collapsed into each other. That’s why the process of rubbing seemed so appropriate. It brings up a lot of memories, and it’s also very physical."

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