during an era marked by political and cultural freedom in korea, six young architects successfully set up their independent practices in the 1990s and early 2000s. wanting to celebrate that significant mark in history, an exhibition entitled ‘sections of autonomy.six korean architects’ will take place in rome and feature a series of photographs, drawings and graphics depicting the richness of korean cities through the architects’ works. set to debut on the 3rd of february, visitors are welcome until the 21st of february 2017.

sections of autonomy six korean architects exhibition rome designboom
jang yoongyo / culture forest, seoul 

 

 

curated by choi won-joon and luca galofaro from LGSMA, the show is hosted by fondazione pastificio cerere in rome and will feature the works of the following architects: choi moon-guy (Ga. A architects), jang yoon-gyoo (unsangdong architects cooperation), kim jong-kyu (M.A.R.U.), kim jun-sung (architecture studio hANd), kim seung-hoy (KYWC architects) and kim young-joon (YO2 architects). co-curator choi won-joon elaborates on the idea behind the exhibition : ‘as the first generation of korean architects who were finally free from pressures to modernize tradition — a theme that overshadowed the architectural world since the postwar years — or to form groups for active social engagement — the modus operandi under previous military dictatorship governments,  they were able to fully explore the multiple dimensions of architectural autonomy and their reasoned individuality, through a practice rooted in local culture and conditions yet thoroughly contemporaneous with international current’.

sections of autonomy six korean architects exhibition rome designboom
kim youngjoon / hakkyounsa publishing co, paiu 

 

 

the layout of the venue is designed by studio LGSMA in such a way to create a linear spatial narrative, able to evoke a kaleidoscopic illustration of korea’s urban landscape. ‘the show […] will feature […] images, photos, drawings, [and] projects that appear as fragments of the urban structure — able to reproduce the complexity of public spaces and metabolize the extreme vibrancy of the korean cities’, adds co-curator luca galofaro.

sections of autonomy six korean architects exhibition rome designboom
choi moonguy/ H-music library, seoul

sections of autonomy six korean architects exhibition rome designboom
jongkyu kim / hansen museum, yeosu

sections of autonomy six korean architects exhibition rome designboom
kim jongkyu / aumjigi, seoul

sections of autonomy six korean architects exhibition rome designboom
kim junsung / humanis office, seoul

sections of autonomy six korean architects exhibition rome designboom
kim junsung / humanist office, seoul

sections of autonomy six korean architects exhibition rome designboom
seunghoy kim / soyul

sections of autonomy six korean architects exhibition rome designboom
choi moongyu / SSU student union, seoul

 

 

project info:

 

title: sections of autonomy. six korean architects

curated by: choi won-joon and luca galofaro

architects:  
choi moon-gyu (ga.a architects)
 jang yoon-gyoo (unsangdong architects cooperation)
 kim jong-kyu (m.a.r.u.)
 kim jun-sung (architecture studio hand) 
kim seung-hoy ( kywc architects)
 kim young-joon (yo2 architects)
venue: fondazione pastificio cerere via degli ausoni 7 – roma

dates: 3rd february – 21st february 2017

catalogue: libria edizioni
special thanks to: mokchon architecture archive, seoul

 

 

designboom has received this project from our ‘DIY submissions‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here.

 

edited by: lea zeitoun | designboom