A few of the taking part artists pose for a photograph in Seoul, March 3. Courtesy of Bereket Alemayehu
Spring is Mom Nature’s reminder of contemporary begins and renewal, as flowers bloom and leaves regrow on timber, symbolizing new life and rebirth.
With this seasonal remark in thoughts, DIMO Artspace presents its third group exhibition, titled „Born from Earth,“ that includes each Korean and overseas artists. The exhibition brings artistic tales that remind us we’re all born from the Earth and formed by its components, every of us carrying a singular voice and story.
A poster for „Born from Earth,“ the third exhibition by DIMO Artspace / Courtesy of DIMO Artspace
DIMO Artspace was based in 2024 by Moroccan artist Soukaina El Hayany, who’s a part of a multicultural household and moved to Korea in 2019. After discovering her ardour for drawing and portray, she studied on the Milan Artwork Institute, a U.S.-based on-line high-quality artwork college, after which determined to create an area the place artists may come collectively, develop and showcase their work.
Her story of the place this journey began is price listening to. She says that artwork has all the time fascinated her, however she by no means had the prospect to review it formally as a result of her father’s strict upbringing. “My mom is a proficient artist, and I grew up admiring her work, all the time wishing I may study to color. It wasn’t till I moved to Korea that I picked up a brush for the primary time. That second introduced me a lot pleasure that I needed to pursue artwork additional,“ she stated.
„To enhance my portray abilities, I took Korean artwork lessons for fairly some time, however I felt I wanted superior instructional coaching within the arts.“
Her inventive journey really started in 2020 when she enrolled within the Milan Artwork Institute. Since then, she has exhibited her work in Korea and Dubai. She was additionally chosen for the Ladies’s Artwork Award in India and gained the Greatest Blended Media Award in Dubai, which allowed her to journey and showcase her work internationally.
„I imagine that nature and people have all the time been deeply linked, and my work seeks to discover and categorical this bond,“ she stated. „As an Arab artist, I’m excited to interact with audiences whereas additionally specializing in organizing the DIMO exhibitions to foster my profession. DIMO’s fundamental purpose is to attach with artwork collectors and share our inventive works with wider audiences.”
She stated that DIMO is open to all artists, whether or not they’re new aspirants or well-established ones. It’s a spot to construct braveness, present artistic art work and develop inventive goals whereas studying and inspiring one another. DIMO is extra than simply an artwork area; it’s a neighborhood the place goals are changed into actuality.
“At DIMO, we embrace artists of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities. It’s not nearly worldwide artists — it’s about each one who loves artwork and has a narrative to inform. Our purpose is to present these artists an opportunity to open up, categorical their hearts and construct the braveness to enhance. An important factor is to see development and improvement,“ she stated.
„The artists from completely different backgrounds come collectively, every bringing their perspective, tradition and inventive voice. However on the core, all of us stay linked — born from Earth and returning to it, without end intertwined with its magnificence. The exhibit highlights the significance of valuing nature and the atmosphere. As nature nurtures life, it additionally fuels our creativity. The colours we use in our artwork come from the Earth — minerals, pigments and pure tones which have existed for hundreds of years. Our creativeness, our supplies and even the instruments we create to convey our visions to life all originate from the land beneath our ft … It’s within the textures of the soil, the motion of water, the patterns of the wind, and the infinite sky the place we discover inspiration.“
One of many artists, Kayla Marie, an American who has been a part of the area’s earlier two exhibitions, is now serving to with the preparations and supporting artists as nicely.
Artist Kayla Marie in Seoul, March 3 / Courtesy of Bereket Alemayehu
“I’ve been doing artwork since I used to be very younger. It is all the time been my technique to categorical myself as a result of that is the best means I understand how. I’ve all the time stated that when phrases fail, I can no less than produce artwork, and that can assist categorical my emotions. My artwork output is a little bit bit slower than most full-time artists as a result of I wait till I’ve one thing to say. However they normally are very significant to me, and so I wait as a result of once I make artwork, I need it to be my historical past in a means,” she stated.
She stated that she needs folks to attach together with her artwork, as a result of it focuses on psychological well being, to allow them to understand they don’t seem to be alone of their emotions.
„It is simply the best means for me to speak my emotions. Once I’m feeling very depressed, I put that feeling onto canvas. Once I’m feeling very anxious, I put that feeling onto canvas,“ she stated. „And from what I’ve skilled when different folks have seen my artwork, they’ve stated that they’ve felt the identical means, that they’ve felt like a connection, and it is helped them really feel a little bit bit much less alone in that feeling. So, that is why it is actually essential to me to make artwork that I join with and that different folks can join with, if that is smart.”
Korean artist Yuna Shim is taking part in her second group exhibition at DIMO, exhibiting 5 of her oil and acrylic work. She says that DIMO is a really particular artist group and that she all the time feels comfy, peaceable and joyful with each taking part artist. She likes that as a result of each time, all of the artists will be along with pleasant communication to share their minds and visions.
Korean artist Yuna Shim holds up certainly one of her work in Seoul, March 3. Courtesy of Bereket Alemayehu
The exhibition options 11 proficient artists in a bunch showcase at Ppeolrojangsaeng Gallery on Incheon’s Seonjae Island from March 9 to 30.
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Bereket Alemayehu is an Ethiopian picture artist, social activist and author primarily based in Seoul. He is additionally the co-founder of Hanokers, a refugee-led social initiative and freelance contributor for Pressenza Press Company.
