Ran Hwang

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About the artwork

Titled Becoming Again; Coming Together, the artwork, inspired by Korea’s Joseon Dynasty (from 1392 to 1897), combines video graphics with Hwang’s handiwork. As visitors enter the room, video projections of a bride and bridegroom dressed in traditional luxurious clothes from the Joseon Dynasty era are cast onto two pillars. The couple appear to walk toward each other, as red and pink plum blossoms rise around them. Hwang hopes that the imageries, from the soaring phoenix to the white pepper pods and plum blossoms, transport visitors to the Joseon period. On whether her fingers cramped or bled in the process of putting her work together, Hwang was nonchalant.“I am a professional, not a beginner,” she said dryly.

About the artist

Ran Hwang graduated with a Bachelor in Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts, New York, and subsequently went on to attain her Masters Degree in Fine Arts at the Graduate School of Arts Chung-Ang University in Seoul, Korea. This Korean-born artist currently resides and practices her craft in New York, and is best-known for creating intricate, large-scale wall installations with exquisite materials from the fashion industry such as beads, buttons, pins and thread. A multiple award winner, Ran Hwang has completed many residencies and her works have been exhibited across the globe, including Korea, Switzerland, USA and France, and collected by distinguished hotels, museums and companies.