Chapter 1
Han Youngsoo and the camera of hope
Chapter 2
The bold strokes of Chusa-che
Chapter 3
Do Ho Suh and the portable home
Chapter 4
Joung Young-ju and the glowing moon villages
Chapter 5
Woo Kukwon and the playful impasto
YOUR GOAL
Master of Stitching space and brushing ink in Korean art
Ch 3 · Do Ho Suh and the portable home
매운김치 Do Ho Suh's Portable Homes
Sheer blue walls, fold them small, pack my home inside a suitcase!
매운김치 Born in 1962, Do Ho Suh uses translucent polyester to recreate his past residences in Seoul, Providence, New York, London, and Berlin.
매운김치 The 2013 sculpture uses fabric replicas of past residences to show overlapping cultural identities.
Fun Fact
A floating hanok: Do Ho Suh's public artwork 'Bridging Home' featured a traditional Korean house perched on a high footbridge in London.
Glossary
hanok (noun)
A traditional Korean house characterized by natural materials, tiled roofs, and underfloor heating. Do Ho Suh recreated his childhood hanok in translucent silk to explore themes of memory and displacement.
A traditional Korean house characterized by natural materials, tiled roofs, and underfloor heating. Do Ho Suh recreated his childhood hanok in translucent silk to explore themes of memory and displacement.
Quiz
What does Do Ho Suh mean when he refers to his fabric installations as 'suitcase homes'?
Quiz
What material does artist Do Ho Suh primarily use to construct his life-sized house installations?
Quiz
Where was Do Ho Suh's massive 'Home Within Home...' first exhibited to inaugurate a new museum branch?
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In Do Ho Suh's 'Home Within Home...', what style of house is nested inside the Western townhouse?
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What did Do Ho Suh cover his entire Chelsea apartment with to create his 'Rubbing/Loving' series?
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Why did Do Ho Suh title this series 'Rubbing/Loving' based on his native Korean language?
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What emotional experience does the dramatic tilt of 'Fallen Star' symbolize for immigrants?