Fluid Dance of Color and Light: “between two suns” by Bongchull Shin at Knust Kunz Gallery
Knust Kunz Gallery Editions in Munich hosts the enchanting exhibition titled “between two suns” by South Korean artist Bongchull Shin, curated by Stefanie Staby. Meeting viewers at the gallery’s venue at Theresienstrasse 48 until August 31, 2026, the exhibition promises a sensory experience of light and color fed by the interaction of material, matter, and mobility.
Bongchull Shin’s glass wall and spatial installations, constructed in a rhythmic arrangement, symbolize the liberation of color and light. Harboring a profound complexity despite their fluid appearances, these works take their foundations from the principles of classical glass painting, yet transform into fluid and ephemeral light artworks through their conceptual approaches and their impact on the viewer. Changing their reflective forms with every shift of daylight and every movement of the viewer within the space, the artworks assume entirely new effect groups composed of light, shadow, and voids, carrying their auras into infinity.
Meticulously arranged by the artist, glass cubes and cylinders serve as catalysts revealing the profound concept of sublime color and light art, rather than being self-contained, autonomous objects. What defines the artwork is not the formal or physical object itself, but illumination—that is, color and light taking on a tangible, three-dimensional form and radiating into the space.
Growing up on a flower farm in Suwon, South Korea, Bongchull Shin was deeply influenced by the intense experiences and life cycles of nature from his childhood onward. The plays of light and shifts of color he watched with fascination during those years form the core essence of his art today. Produced using glass, mirror, brass, and gold leaf, works featured in the exhibition—such as Adrift, Mass Study, Nocturne in Vermilion, Architecture of Reflection, Chandelier (Hymnen an die Nacht), and Golden Reverie II—render the artist’s philosophy of nature visible within the space.
