Soon Hak Kwon’s work is like staring at a blank wall.Which is not to say that it’s boring.
Rather, it is to say that this artist’s work has much in common with a Buddhist meditation technique in which practicing monks focus intently on a spot of unadorned wall for an extended period of time (while it may seem like a clichéd tactic of an outmoded Orientalism to frame a discussion of a contemporary …
Rather, it is to say that this artist’s work has much in common with a Buddhist meditation technique in which practicing monks focus intently on a spot of unadorned wall for an extended period of time (while it may seem like a clichéd tactic of an outmoded Orientalism to frame a discussion of a contemporary Korean artist in such terms, Kwon readily asserts the similarities in conversation). As the practitioner progresses through the meditative states, his cognitive processes typically shift away from …