KOO JEONG A’s artworks convey a sense of constant change where everything can be transformed. Still images become animated, scents emerge and disappear, and static sculptures encounter human movement. In connection with the exhibition “EHM [Event Horizon Malmö],” curators Seolhui Lee and Jacob Fabricius meet at Malmö Konsthall for a conversation about KOO JEONG A’s artistic practice. The conversation will be held in English.

Seolhui Lee and Jacob Fabricius, along with Mats Stjernstedt, are the three curators behind the exhibition “EHM [Event Horizon Malmö].” The centerpiece of the exhibition is “OooOoO Malmö,” a skateable sculpture constructed in wood. The artwork is specifically designed for Malmö Konsthall’s characteristic exhibition space and wedges its star-shaped formation between the building’s supporting pillars.

Read more about EHM [Event Horizon Malmö].

Seolhui Lee

Seolhui Lee, born in 1987, is currently a curator at Kunsthal Aarhus in Denmark. Previously, she served as the head of the exhibition team for the Busan Biennale 2020, was a curator at the Seoul Museum of Art. Lee has also been an adjunct professor at the Korea National University of Arts and the Kaywon University of Art & Design. She has published essays on “Korean Contemporary Art since 1990” and “Reading Korean Contemporary Art with Keywords.” Fabricius and Lee also curated the Korean Pavilion with KOO JEONG A’s Odorama Cities at this year’s Venice Biennale.

Jacob Fabricius

Jacob Fabricius, born in 1970, is a Danish curator. He is currently the director of Art Hub Copenhagen. Previously, he was the artistic director at Kunsthal Aarhus, Kunsthal Charlottenborg and Malmö Konsthall. Fabricius was the artistic director of the 2020 edition of the Busan Biennale in South Korea and has since then maintained his connections with the Korean art scene. Fabricius is the first foreign curator at the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. He has also worked at Centre d’Art Santa Mònica and Cneai=. Fabricius and Lee also curated the Korean Pavilion with KOO JEONG A’s Odorama Cities at this year’s Venice Biennale.