Library: Topography of Encounters (2026) by Yujin Lee. Transforms the “Rehearsal Room” of Art Space IAa, a site once filled with dynamic movements, into a sanctuary for collective reading, listening, and dialogue. The books spread across the gallery floor comprise a collection gathered by the artist over the past twenty years, together forming a “landscape (topography).” In this setting, the book is not merely an object, but a portal that guides us beyond the “here and now” into alternative worlds.
On a mirrored wall, five vinyl silhouettes in the shapes of Jeju’s main island and its archipelago (Udo, Biyangdo, Gapadaro, and Marado) lead the audience into the world of islands connected by the ocean currents. This surface also serves as a blackboard where visitors are invited to leave their own writings and resonate with the space. The time, breath, and flow of thoughts left by those who linger within the Library will accumulate throughout the exhibition, forming another layer of “record (topography).”
Text courtesy of the artist
25 years of the Jeju Culture & Arts Foundation. A time shaped not by a single narrative but by layers of diverse sensations and experiences. Jeju is not a place that can be explained through a singular meaning. Even within the same space, multiple realities coexist.
The four artists each engage with Jeju in their own way, interweaving distinct temporalities and sensibilities. In between, we are invited to choose for ourselves what to connect to and what to leave behind.
Artists:
Yujin Lee, Hyewon Kwon, Hyunggeun Park, Daseul Lee
On view at Art Space IAa, Jeju
April 24 - June 21, 2026
Images courtesy of the artist and Art Space IAa
