Gathering has announced the representation of South Korean artist Soojin Kang.
Using natural dyes and hand-spun yarns, Kang experiments with the evocative power of fibre to entangle the organic and the bodily with something other-than-natural.
Soojin was one of the first artists I had the pleasure of working with at my project space UNIT9 in 2016. Our meaningful collaboration led to the first institutional acquisition of my career as a gallerist, ‘Fall’ (2016) resides in the permanent collection of the V&A. These last 8 years, Soojin and my professional paths separated, but our deep friendship and loyalty to one another never wavered. From the first encounter of her quiet, lyrical and poetic practice I was struck by the similarities to the great late Ruth Asawa. Some artists significant contribution to our world is only truly understood with a regretful delay. We will endeavour to make sure this is not the case with Soojin.
Over her first solo exhibition at Gathering London in 2023, a solo art fair presentation at MiArt 2024, we are pleased to announce an oversees gallery solo in the autumn of 2025. I am delighted that Soojin will be joining the gallery, continuing to build out our high quality international roster and look forward to a committed long term journey with her.
Alex Flick, Gathering Founder
Kang was born in 1978 in Seoul, South Korea and lives and works in Kulmbach, Germany. She received her MA in Textiles from Central Saint Martins in 2009. Group exhibitions include: Wild Things, Texture Museum, Kortrijk, Belgium (2016); Tablestitch, V&A Museum, London, UK (2014).
