Ahram Kwon

Kwon Ahram reimagines ‘(the methodology of) what is being seen’ through the media. The artist pays attention to the fact that the digital network, which casts a tightly knit net, affects the inner psyche of each individual, establishing itself as a major axis of so-called “subjectivity.” For Kwon, the world transmitted as a two-dimensional image can only be one in which details are omitted, disparate, and distorted from its true reality; it is one that has transformed into an “illusion” that has no resemblance to the original subject. Reflecting this view, Kwon, in her work Flat Matter , compresses visual information into symbolic images. The mirror juxtaposed with the images on the monitor continuously attempts to affirm its existence through an interaction that creates depth beyond the flat surface, only to fail repeatedly. Kwon Ahram(b.1987) is a Seoul-based artist who holds a B.F.A from Konkuk University, an M.F.A from Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, and a Ph.D in Design Major from Seoul National University. She has held solo exhibitions at The Great Collection (2021, Seoul), One and J.+1 (2018, Seoul), and more. She has participated in group exhibitions at KICHE (2024, 2023, Seoul), Museum Hanmi (2024, Seoul), SONGEUN (2022, Seoul), Seoul Museum of Art (2022, Seoul), Sungkok Art Museum (2021, Seoul), and international venues in Hong Kong, London, Germany, and Netherlands. In 2022, she received the Grand Prize at the 21st edition of the SONGEUN Art Award Exhibition.