Catalogue of "Yoonmi Nam: Arranged Flowers"

In the arranged flower imagery, the flowers, once cut from their roots, have only a short remaining time to live. They will quickly wither and die, but before they do, they are elegantly and elaborately arranged, as if time will stand still for them. The containers that hold them are disposable objects, such as a yogurt cup, a Styrofoam take-out box, and an instant noodle bowl. These throwaway objects and cut flowers engage in a dialogue that speaks about impermanence and persistence.

The exhibition is titled Arranged Flowers, and features artworks by Yoonmi Nam. In her research and creative work as a professor in the Department of Visual Art at the University of Kansas, Yoonmi Nam draws on her Korean background, investigating the contemporary visual language of traditional mokuhanga(woodblock printing) and Korean green-glazed celadon in the context of modern global consumer culture. Hong Kong Open Printshop is proud to present Arranged Flowers, and to explore new possibilities for contemporary applications of traditional techniques.

▎About Yoonmi Nam 

Yoonmi Nam holds an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in the US and a BFA from Hong-Ik University in Korea. She was awarded residencies at Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory three times to study traditional Japanese woodblock printing techniques. A recipient of the Keiko Kadota Award for Advancement of Mokuhanga, her work is in the collections of RISD Museum, Spencer Museum of Art, and Hawaii State Art Museum among others. She has shown her work in over 25 solo exhibitions and 200 group exhibitions globally. Yoonmi is a professor of printmaking at the University of Kansas.

▎Information
Publisher: Hong Kong Open Printshop
Publication Year: MAY 2024
Languages: Chinese and English
Dimensions: 250 x 170 mm
Page: 56 pages
Edition: 300
ISBN: 9789887733614