為迎合炎夏，《Summer Stroll》聯展將展示五位傑出韓國女藝術家的作品：吉祐廷，金秀蓮，Duri Baek和鄭智允。這五位藝術家多樣而富有活力的作品勢必為觀賞者提供豐富而悅目的夏季體驗。

Coinciding with the sweltering summer months, the “Summer Stroll” group exhibition will showcase the works of five outstanding Korean female artists: Woojung Ghil, Suyeon Kim, Duri Baek, Lee Na and Jiyoon Jeong. These artists’ diverse and dynamic works are sure to provide viewers with a rich and visually pleasing summer experience.

Why it matters:

吉祐廷的抽象的作品喚起了大自然的韌性和人類靈魂的寧靜；金秀蓮精緻的玻璃畫作捕捉了日常生活中瞬息萬變的時刻；Duri Baek的畫作通過光影探索存在的痕跡；李娜英則將傳統和當代的意象與鮮艷的季節象徵融為一體；而鄭智允用柔和的藍色調照亮了現代社會。這五位藝術家共同為觀賞者呈現一個豐富而多面向的夏季體驗。

Woojung Ghil’s abstract works evoke the resilience of nature and tranquillity of the human spirit. Suyeon Kim’s delicate glass drawings capture the fleeting moments of everyday life. Duri Baek’s paintings explore traces of existence through light and shadow. Lee Na fused traditional and contemporary imagery with vibrant seasonal symbols. Jiyoon Jeong illuminates modern society softly undulating shades of blue. These five artists together offer a rich, multifaceted experience of the summer season. The Stroll Gallery invites you to immerse yourself in their inspiring visions, which imbue the season with wonder, inspiration, and personal resonance. These five artists’ diverse, dynamic works are poised to provide visitors with a richly satisfying summer experience. 

4 Hightlights:

• 吉祐廷是一位居住在英國的畫家。她的作品主要受到山水靜謐之美和自然中固有的堅韌精神所啟發。通內省和自我反思的實踐，吉祐廷畫家努力深入自己的內心，創作描繪理想和平靜超越空間的藝術品；金秀蓮是一位韓國玻璃藝術家，她以玻璃作為主要媒介，創作以個人經歷為靈感和以繪畫為基礎的作品。目前，她在韓國京畿道安山市經營著自己的工作室，名為「Damdam Studio」，同時擔任弘益大學陶瓷與玻璃學系和淸州大學工藝設計系的講師。
• Woojung Ghil is a painter based in the United Kingdom. Her works are primarily inspired by the tranquility of mountains, water, and the resilient spirit inherent in nature. Through introspective and self-reflective practices, she strives to reach deep within herself and create artworks that depict ideal and serene transcendental spaces. Suyeon Kim is a Korean glass artist who uses glass as her primary medium for creating drawing-based works inspired by personal experiences. Currently, she runs her “Damdam Studio” studio in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. She works as a lecturer in the ceramics and glass department at Hongik University and the craft design department at Cheongju University.

• Duri Baek 常探索各種相對元素的共存，如邊界和關心、隱藏和展現、偶然和必然，以及光與影。她運用植物在光線投射下陰影與光的形狀表達生活的方式；李娜英使用韓紙（韓國紙）和墨水等傳統韓國材料，以及東方顏料，她表示這些材料允許她作品中豐富的表現。她已舉辦7次個人展覽，並參與了大約20次聯展。
• Duri Baek explores the coexistence of two opposing elements such as boundaries and attention, concealment and exposure, chance and intention, light and darkness. She uses the forms of plant shadows and light as materials to express ways of living. Lee Na uses traditional Korean materials such as han-ji (Korean paper) and ink, as well as oriental paints, which she says allow for rich expression in her work. She has held 7 solo exhibitions and participated in about 20 group exhibitions.

• 鄭智允來自韓國，她的作品將從網絡收集的圖像中的感官特質以單色調的風格呈現。她既代表了傳統的繪畫派，又透過圖像扭曲來實現抽象的感覺，超越了傳統的詮釋方式。她的作品曾在首爾、大邱、釜山等多個城市的個展、聯展和藝術博覽會中展出。值得注意的是，她在2019年參加了大邱嘎昌創作工作室的駐留計劃。
• Jiyoon Jeong, based in South Korea, presents artwork that embodies the sensory characteristics of found images collected from the web, rendered in a monotone style. While representing traditional genres of painting, Jeong seeks to transcend conventional interpretations by incorporating image distortions to achieve an abstract quality. Her pieces have been featured in various solo and group exhibitions, as well as art fairs, across multiple cities such as Seoul, Daegu, and Busan. Notably, in 2019, she took part in the Daegu Gachang Creation Studio Residency program.

• 此外，KAVE提供以韓國傳統飲料的特色夏季飲品，也將在展覽期間供訪客選購。參觀者還可以在畫廊舒適旳咖啡空間中享受消暑的時光。
• Moreover, to complement the exhibition, special summer drinks featuring traditional Korean beverages provided by KAVE will also be available for visitors to order during the exhibition period. The visitors can enjoy the gallery’s cozy café space, which is perfect for cooling off during the hot weather. 

Background – The Stroll Gallery by Stella A&C

2022年七月，主打韓國現代工藝的平臺 Stroll 變身成 The Stroll Gallery。以「工廠中獨一無二的藝術畫廊」的主要理念，以及獨特的藝術設計能力和視角，將位於工業物流區一個未被充分利用的工廠空間改造成香港一個引人注目的藝術和文化綜合體。這項具開創性的新舉措將有助於加強香港政府的工業區振興政策。

The Stroll Gallery 曾與香港韓國文化院、M+博物館、IFC購物中心等香港主要藝術文化團體合力展示韓國工藝作品，今後也將致力向香港和全世界引進更多多樣化的韓國美術與工藝。

The Stroll, an online platform that has been introducing the value and beauty of Korean crafts in Hong Kong, has transformed into The Stroll Gallery in Kwai Chung in July 2022. In line with the Hong Kong government’s industrial area revitalization policy, The Stroll Gallery creates and delivers new values and aesthetics by transforming an industrial place of history into a venue of art and culture by converging various fields of crafts, art, and technology. The Stroll Gallery has been created as a new concept space that combines Korean art and culture through our high-quality art sense and design capability.

The Stroll Gallery has introduced Korean crafts and artists to major art and cultural organizations in Hong Kong such as the Korean Cultural Center Hong Kong, M+ Museum, and IFC Mall, and will continue to bring more diverse Korean artists to Hong Kong and the world.  

Final Tips:

若你喜歡夏天，這些作品能為你的夏季尾聲注入了驚奇、靈感和個人共鳴。

If you love summer, these pieces will inject wonder, inspiration and personal resonance into the end of summer.

Summer Stroll
Date:
2024. 8. 17 – 2024. 9. 14
Venue:
The Stroll gallery
葵涌大連排道21-33號 宏達工業中心5樓504室｜Unit 504, 5F, Vanta Industrial Centre, 21-23 Tai Lin Pai Road, Kwai Chung

Courtesy of Woojung Ghil, Suyeon Kim, Duri Baek, Lee Na and Jiyoon Jeong and The Stroll gallery by Stella A&C