Gwak Sooyoung’s ‘Voyage Immobile’: Light Revealed by Scratches
Creatrip Team
2 months ago
Artist Gwak Sooyoung’s recent paintings, titled Voyage Immobile (lit. “immobile voyage”), present still, interior landscapes that feel like movement despite physical quiet. Gothic-like arches, repeating columns and faint surviving light suggest spaces of memory where paint is repeatedly added and scratched away. The works resist completion — surfaces remain scarred and lines unsettled — evoking the aftermath of a storm (La Tempête) when traces persist. Light in these canvases is not salvation but a fragile remnant, like a trembling candle that does not banish darkness but quietly proves it still burns, prompting viewers to face their own erased memories.
