Exhibitions
Time Gently Chimes
‘Time Gently Chimes’ is an installation of 7 hand-painted vessels, first exhibiting in April of 2022.
The vessels are made of traditional Korean earthenware, Onggi, used to store and ferment Kimchi and other preserves.
These vessels are placed upon tiered tables, emulating the sense of a tea garden. Lined with folding screens and floor pillows, ‘Time Gently Chimes’ invites viewers to sit and engage in a moment of peaceful reflection.
One of the vessels from this installation was acquired into the Smithsonian Permanent Art Collection in June 2022.
Photos by Vina Sananikone
Spirit Dreams: Where Ancestors Come To Speak
‘Spirit Dreams’ explored the interweaving of ancestry and diaspora, the past and the present, traditions and contemporary life.
On View at Pearl River Mart Gallery, Sept. 21, 2023–Jan. 21, 2024
Photos by Cindy Trinh
Five Directions: Vessels
On view at The Conrad, September 30, 2022 - January 13, 2023
Curated by Latela Curatorial
‘Five Directions: Vessels’ features five onggi inspired by the principles of Korean feng shui, known as pungsu-jiri (puh-ng su jee-ree). Incorporating both science and philosophy, pungsu-jiri is a practice that employs the five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal and water) in an effort to find harmony within the natural world. In practice, pungsu-jiri channels energy to bring balance and luck to a space.
With Vessels, each of the five onggi represents the five directions (north, east, south, west and center), each of which has a corresponding color and symbolism. Additionally, each vessel carries its own potent message for the artist. For Chon, these specific vessels represent grief, sorrow, hope, re-birth and peace. Together this assemblage presents a cyclical embodiment of some of life’s deepest experiences.
Photos by Albert Ting
