The Bards of Time and Space — Ho Kan & Kwon Soonik
Background
The Bards of Time and Space — Ho Kan & Kwon Soonik is the 2025/26 annual exhibition at ALIEN Art Centre in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The exhibition brings together the work of Ho Kan, a pioneer of geometric abstraction in the Chinese-speaking world, and Korean contemporary abstract artist Kwon Soonik.
Concept Development
The geometric structural lines (the pink diagonal planes) draw from a formal deconstruction of Ho Kan’s Development 36, while the optical, perceptual dot-like interference (the blue field with black dots and scattered mineral pigments) echoes the visual vocabulary of Kwon Soonik’s Absence of Ego.
↑ Ho Kan’s Development 36 (Left)↑ Kwon Soonik’s Absence of Ego (Right)
Through dynamic composition, the originally static image extends into a rhythm of pulsation and illusion, like breathing, like refracting the cadence of time and the pulse of space. As the lines of Ho Kan move through this dynamic flow, they become a visual metaphor for the timeline of the exhibition.
While responding to the artistic spirit of both artists, the visual design also seeks to retain the gentle, tactile quality of hand-painted flat brushwork.
Motion key visual
In extended applications, the overall visual structure can be flexibly adjusted according to different contexts, allowing for rich adaptability in future design executions.
Diverse Key Visual
Diverse Outdoor Banner
Commissioned by ALIEN Art Centre
Concept Development | Yu-Tzu HUANG Visual/Motion Design | Yu-Tzu HUANG