Art by Disabled Artists on Cushions and Rugs... Modu Art Space Unveils “Imbued Objects”

[Financial News] Winding paths drawn on paper become cushion patterns, while a tiger’s face sculpted from clay has been transferred onto a small plate. An exhibition turning works by disabled artists into everyday items is welcoming visitors near Seoul Station.
According to the Korea Disability Arts & Culture Center on the 12th, “Imbued Objects” is underway in the lounge at Modu Art Space on the fifth floor of the Seoul Square annex in Jung District, Seoul. The “2026 Exhibition to Promote Disability Arts Content” is organized and hosted by the center and Modu Art Space, with support from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Ten artists are participating: Kim Gyeong-suk, Kim Dong-hyeon, Kim Yong-won, Seok Chang-woo, Lee Dong-min, Lee Myeong-sang, Im Byeong-han, Jeong Hye-yeon, Choi No-a and Choi Yu-jin. The organizers have drawn on the colors and forms of paintings, Korean paintings and ceramics to create items such as bookmarks, handkerchiefs and cups. They are also presenting accessories featuring the symbols of the center and Modu Art Space.
Kim Dong-hyeon has painted real places alongside imaginary spaces he named himself on canvases expanded by joining sheets of paper. Memories of the roads and subway routes he saw while traveling around the country with his father as a child are the starting point for his work. Roads and tunnels branch out in several directions across the green background of a cushion.
Im Byeong-han’s “Byeokho” is a ceramic work fired in a wood-burning kiln without glaze. Traces of flames and ash left in the clay give each tiger a different color and expression. Tiger patterns drawn from his ceramics appear on plates and placemats.
Kim Yong-won paints animals he has seen at the zoo with large heads and faces and small torsos and legs. His animal paintings were used as designs for magnets and keychains. Lee Dong-min has focused on parts of animals, such as their mouths and feet. “Praying Animal Friends,” featuring the feet of several animals lined up side by side, appears on a yellow rug.
Bang Gwi-hui, chairperson of the Korea Disability Arts & Culture Center, said, “We plan to continue presenting disability arts content in diverse forms and expand opportunities for the public to encounter and experience disability arts.”
Modu Art Space is an exhibition venue that opened in December 2024 to help disabled artists present their work. In Exhibition Rooms 1 and 2 on the same floor, “Seok Chang-woo: A Question Mark at His Fingertips” runs through December 5. Visitors can explore the artist’s work, from ink-wash croquis combining traditional ink painting with Western croquis to text abstraction. His computer-written diaries and film photographs will also be on display.
The lounge exhibition, which opened on the 2nd, is free.  It is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with admission closing at 5:30 p.m. Visitors with disabilities can make an advance reservation to receive guidance on getting to the venue from a subway station or a bus or taxi stop.

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