Jun Hyerim’s solo exhibition “Scroll” is holding at Artspace Boan 2 until December 1.

Jun Hyerim, who has continually pursued painterly experimentation, presents works in this exhibition inspired by the shifting perspective found in traditional East Asian scroll paintings.

Reflecting on the limitations of a flat, frontal plane, she explores ways to transcend these boundaries by introducing "scrolling" as a temporal element in painting. Jun constructs paintings that the viewer can circle 360˚, allowing surfaces to be perceived as structured layers.

The artist also incorporates universally recognizable images—such as art historical icons, web resources, and scenes from animation—into her painterly structures, using them as indexes that guide the viewer on how to engage with her paintings. These images, which retain a frontal quality even in their digital JPG form, serve as directional markers within her work, prompting viewers to revisit and rethink the painting.

For example, by referencing Henri Matisse’s Dance (1910), which has lost its aura through countless reproductions on postcards, tote bags, and bookmarks, Jun invites viewers to seek the original form, reminding them that these images were once anchored in a painting on canvas.

Through this strategy of decelerating the physical time required to experience a painting, Jun redefines the relationships between image, surface, and painting itself.

“Scroll”
2024.11.06 – 2024.12.01
Tue-Sun 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Artspace Boan 2
33, Hyoja-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea

Ji Yeon Lee has been working as an editor for the media art and culture channel AliceOn since 2021 and worked as an exhibition coordinator at samuso (now Space for Contemporary Art) from 2021 to 2023.