Sediments 

Sediments brings together the works of Julie Hyunkyung Cheon, Herman Hondebrink, and Nesie Junyi Wang, exploring the deep, layered connections between human activities and the landscapes they alter. Each artist delves into the intricate relationships between exploitation, transformation, and the narratives embedded within material and place.

Julie Hyunkyung Cheon’s work investigates the overlooked stories of our oceans. In her project, Blue Emptiness, she documents a year-long research journey tracing the currents of the North Sea and East Sea. Through her wall installation andthe Rust Series, Cheon presents a collection of drifted objects and iron-rich stones, revealing the hidden histories and environmental crises embedded within the oceanic landscape. Her work challenges us to reimagine the sea not as a resource to exploit, but as a living entity with its own temporalities and ecosystems.

Nesie Junyi Wang’s project, Rocks, roots, unearth, explores the paradoxical relationship between miners and their environment at the Dexing Copper Mine in China. Through photography, film, and copper etchings made from tailing sands, Wang captures the tension between degradation and renewal as miners cultivate small gardens amidst polluted lands, reflecting their struggle between economic reliance and environmental disruption to the land.