ARTCaffè 109

August 28, 2026

Jioong

Kang

About The Guest

Jioong Kang is a Seoul-based artist exploring the medium of photography. He exposes his prints to humid or dusty environments to contaminate them, and at times, directly folds or scratches the photographic surface. These physical alterations of the image delve into the materiality of the medium and the concept of archaeological time. While repeatedly building layers upon photographs that appear already complete, he navigates between poetic contemplation and a tactile, sculptural approach to the photographic surface.

About The Talk

In this talk, he looks back on his work over the past few years, sharing how flat photographs gradually expand into spaces with physical depth, embedded with time and traces. Through prints accumulated with tidal marks, the structural depth of folded paper, and metaphorical layers where light and shadow invert, he introduces raw experiments with photography as a trace of light moving across different substrates. Ultimately, he shows how physical interventions can materialise the poetic memories and unseen forces that shape our world.

Experience in-person at ARTCaffè living room or by Zoom

Friday, August 28, 2026

In person social gathering in Seoul starts at 10:30 a.m.

Talk: 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (Seoul time).

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Meeting ID: 522 298 6765
Passcode: AC$2026

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