Hoban Group's Hoban Cultural Foundation said on the 19th it has finalized the selection of six residents for the fourth class of its creative-space support program "H Art Lab."
H Art Lab is a program that provides creative space and networks so artists and theorists can focus on creation and research in a stable environment, and it marks its fourth year this year.
The Hoban Cultural Foundation selected five artists and one theorist as the final residents for H Art Lab's fourth class after document screening and interviews.
The resident artists are Kim Se-jung, Na Gwang-ho, Lim Su-beom, Heo On, and Heo Ji-hye, and the resident theorist is Shin Hyo-jin. They plan to move into Gwangju H Art Lab (located in Gwangju Metropolitan City) from January to November for about 10 months to continue their creative and research activities.
The fourth-class residents have built their own bodies of work around major themes such as nature and memory, the permanence of time, place and senses, interests and emotions beyond the real world, and consciousness. Through various media, including painting, installation, photography, and video, they are pursuing contemporary questions and are active on the contemporary art scene.
The Hoban Cultural Foundation will provide residents with individual creative spaces at Gwangju H Art Lab and support exchange programs among residents and various activities that engage with the public.
Through this, it plans to expand points of contact with the local community and strengthen the public role of the residency (workspace for artistic activities). The results of a year of creative work will be presented at a results report exhibition in the first half of next year.
An official at the Hoban Cultural Foundation said, "H Art Lab is a place where culture and arts professionals from different backgrounds interact in one space to create synergy," adding, "Please take great interest in the process and outcomes that five artists and one theorist will create together over 10 months."
The Hoban Cultural Foundation operates a range of culture and arts support programs that contribute to the development of culture and the arts in Korea, including the exhibition space "Hoban Atrium," the "Hoban Art Prize" supporting mid-career and veteran artists in Korea, the H-EAA (HOBAN-Emerging Artist Awards) program that discovers and supports promising young artists, and the "Art Workshop" arts support project for the culturally underserved.