ESSAY | Towards a Colourful and White, Bumpy and Flat Architecture | Between Destiny and Skepticisme: Chung Isak + a.co.lab architects
written by
Chung Isak
photographed by
Roh Kyung (unless otherwise indicated)
materials provided by
a.co.lab architects
edited by
Park Jiyoun
SPACE October 2024 (No. 683)
Memorial Stone of Hoehyeon, 1000, Neighbor, Tree (2020)Image courtesy of a.co.lab architects
Memorial Stone of Hoehyeon, 1000, Neighbor, Tree (2020)Image courtesy of a.co.lab architects
The Confession of a Stone which Failed to Find Its Form
In a conversation in the SPACE No. 662 (Jan. 2023), Kim Jang Un (former director, Art Sonje Center) highlighted an episode concerning a review of public art designed by architects which approached public art as ‘a kind of project’. As soon as I read the article, I could tell that the young architects were us, and the project was Hoehyeon, 1000, Neighbor, Tree (2020) of the Seoul is a Museum. In his article, he was wondering why we were satisfied with a tattered project, quite apart...
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Chung Isak
Chung Isak opened a.co.lab architects in 2013 and is a professor at Dongyang University. He has worked on a wide range of architectural projects and has participated in both architecture and contemporary art exhibitions as an artist and curator. He participated in the 2016 Venice Biennale (as curator and artist in the Korean Pavilion), 2016 Beijing Design Week (as curator of Korean Pavilion), ‘CAMP 2020’ (as art director), as well as in public art projects such as Seoul is a Museum and Hangang Art Park. His work has been exhibited at Seoul Museum of Art, Arko Art Center, and Busan Museum of Art. He is also the co-author of the book, The Seoul, City Microhistory (2016).
