Summer Sparks

Summer Sparks is an exhibition that unfolds fragments of time—moments that do not vanish but linger in the present—through the works of Minjung Guem and Sungjae Lee. Although the two artists employ distinct methodologies, they both layer past moments within the exhibition space, weaving disconnected shards of time into a single, continuous flow. Minjung Gum constructs "video sculptures" using data collected from nature, summoning the state of ever-changing time into the physical space. The subtle tremors caused by wind and light are not merely environmental elements but rhythms that transform form itself. As video and sculpture permeate one another, they reveal the texture of flowing time. Her work creates a sculptural state that favors movement, change, and persistence over fixed forms. Sungjae Lee slowly unveils the hours of memory and affection through the repetitive manual labor of weaving and refining threads, alongside narratives of small, fragile beings. The low-hanging moon, golden threads, and praying ants serve as traces of time spent caring for others and as embodiments of enduring emotions. His work delicately weaves together the fragments of life that reside within the trivial and the vulnerable. In this exhibition, the two artists delineate the traces of time within the space in their own unique ways. Their works are less about a single, completed image and more akin to "drawings of sensation"—constantly shifting, swaying, and permeating. Summer Sparks captures the very moment when these accumulated fragments of time touch one another, becoming a small spark that ignites a new beginning.