[This Week’s Exhibitions] Jeon Hyeju Solo Exhibition ‘Endoskopeia’, Serim Lee Solo Exhibition ‘To Wandering Beasts and Strangers’, and More

Editor's NoteThis week's exhibitions present a curated selection of diverse and captivating shows from across the country that can be experienced over the coming week.

Archive Table, 2020-2025. Song Eun

Jeon Hyeju Solo Exhibition ‘Endoskopeia’

It is not only air that enters the body. The solo exhibition ‘Endoskopeia’ by Jeon Hyeju, held at SongEun, follows the process of the external world permeating the interior of the body. Organized as the 22nd SongEun Art Award winner’s exhibition, it features 10 works across video, installation, sound, and photography. The title borrows from the Greek words ‘endo’ (inside) and ‘skopein’ (to observe). The artist structures the entire exhibition space like a single tubular system, revealing how fine particles, air, moisture, and sound vibrations intervene in human senses and social structures within a flow that connects the earth’s strata, growth, and the atmosphere.

The Exposed Land Has No Memory, 2022. Song Eun

Rather than making the invisible visible, the exhibition invites the audience to sense that these elements have already entered the body and space. ‘Endoscope’ sweeps through the interior and mechanical rooms of SongEun with an endoscopic gaze, viewing architecture as a gigantic body. ‘Refugia’ blurs the boundary between inside and outside by scattering pollen and silkscreen prints on glass surfaces, while ‘Air, Place’ fills the space with the movement of air, dust, mold, and humidity through directional speakers and flickering lights. Works such as ‘No Memory of the Exposed Land’ and ‘All-Over,’ which address the memories of Sannae Gollyeonggol, evoke historical traces left in the soil and fine particles. The exhibition runs until August 1 at SongEun, Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

Acharyini Kessonsuk, Cherrie, 2026, Oil on linen, 50x40cm. Horiartspace

Hori Art Space Group Exhibition ‘All or Nothing’

The sensation of being alive sometimes rushes in like everything, and at other times, disappears as if it were nothing. The group exhibition ‘All or Nothing’ at Hori Art Space unfolds the density of emotions wavering between those extremes through the paintings of four artists. Eun Kyung Lee expresses the discord between herself and the world through inflated heads, protruding mouths, and passive gestures. Wooyoung Choi captures moments either just after or just before an event, depicting the unstable passage of the mind. The canvases linger in the gaps between stasis and continuity rather than presenting a complete narrative.

Eunmi Kim, On My Shelf, 2026, Acrylic on canvas, 86.7x124.5cm. Hori Art Space

In Eunmi Kim’s paintings, objects and images are layered and stacked like stickers. Cities, magazines, furniture, and ornaments placed on shelves and cabinets form an associative structure, where one object evokes another thought. Thai artist Achalini Kesonsuk quietly depicts small and affectionate presences such as people, cats, flowers, and fruits with classical chiaroscuro and delicate brushwork. The canvases are sweet and gentle, yet the emotions within do not fade lightly. The exhibition continues through July 18 at Hori Art Space, Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Algorithm_5x9cm(each)_Mixed media on plaster_2026. Harang Gallery

Serim Lee Solo Exhibition ‘To Wandering Beasts and Strangers’

Some memories emerge not as vivid scenes, but as unfamiliar forms. The solo exhibition ‘To Wandering Beasts and Strangers’ by Serim Lee at Harang Gallery follows the process by which fragments of the unconscious, sensation, and memory solidify into a single image. The exhibition title originates from a scene the artist envisioned during a morning walk before a journey. Sensations such as the scent of grass around olive groves, beasts wandering the wasteland, and encounters with their owners guide the composition, preceding any logical narrative. Trees, beasts, and unfamiliar faces in the works appear more as lingering impressions from deep within than as explanations of specific subjects.

To Wandering Beasts and Strangers I_ 24x34cm_ Mixed media on plaster_ 2026. Harang Gallery

The artist engraves forms onto canvases primed with lime and irregular plaster surfaces. The lines left on the hard, rough background resemble ancient murals, and the canvases embody the layers of memory that repeat cycles of formation and disappearance. ‘Algorithm,’ where bees scatter atop a hexagonal fragment, evokes the way memories are arranged and dispersed, while ‘To Wandering Beasts and Strangers I’ entangles trees, animals, and human faces as if fused into one. In Serim Lee’s paintings, these unfamiliar beings are not objects of fear, but rather sensations within oneself that have yet to be named. The exhibition runs until the 28th at Harang Gallery, Jongno-gu, Seoul.

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