- Things Non-negligible, 2025, single-channel video, color, sound, 15min 15sec.
- Kitchen Utensils, 2025, mixed media(pottery, wood, fabric, broom, candle, paper).
- Traces, 2025, Dokkaebi scribbles (hand-drawing or digital print on fabric), Mask(sawing on traditional fabric), Invitation Letter(traditional calligraphy paper, wrap paper, tin foil).
Suh Dasom’s latest project, is a continuation of her long-term series, which began in 2019. By isolating aspects of everyday life and closely observing them, Suh translates these themes into more direct and hands-on experiences, often using food as a medium.
For this work, Suh explores the mythical figure of the dokkaebi, legendary creatures in Korean folklore, often described as goblin-like beings with supernatural power. Unlike the goblins of Western myths, dokkaebi can be both tricksters and benefactors, rewarding those who are kind and punishing the greedy or wicked.
The project unfolds in two workshops. In the first workshop, the artist conducts research in attempt to find people who embody the characteristics of dokkaebi. Then, these individuals are invited to a private gathering, which is recorded on film. At the festival hosting the second workshop, small groups of six audience members listen to dokkaebi stories while watching a video from the first workshop. Afterwards, they share a meal inspired by the artist’s interpretation of what dokkaebi would indulge in. With her new experimental piece, Suh invites audiences to embrace the wisdom of modern-day dokkaebi and reflect it in their own lives.
SUH Dasom (b. 1984) is an artist who focuses on visualizing the value of effort and care found in everyday life, particularly in the acts performed by hand. Her work observes layered aspects of life especially the boundaries of present life that overlap with social phenomena and history. Her realizations unfold through process-based projects centered on encounters with others. Using cooking, sewing, and clay as her primary sculptural language incorporated into the format of a workshop, she expands the boundaries of her artistic practice through co-creation with participants.
SUH Dasom’s major solo exhibitions include Living, Eating, Sleeping (Gallery Hyeyum, Gwangju, 2022) and Excuse Me, Is There a Flower Shop Around Here? (Art District_p, Busan, 2021). Major group exhibitions include Gwangju Biennale 5.18 Democratization Movement Special Exhibition To Where the Flowers are Blooming (Spazio Berlendis, Venice, 2022). She has conducted workshops including When The Moon Sets and The Sea Remains(STUDIO Practice Makes Practice, 2024), and fluffy fluffy bling bling (The WilloW, Seoul, 2023) among others.
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