Forest is the Artist: The Art Exhibition by a Korean Forest

What does it mean when we say "nature" is the artist?

In October 2017, ecological artist Patrick M. Lydon brought ten blank canvases to a remote forest in the mountains of South Korea to find out. The forest was respectfully asked to spend a year making artworks on the canvases. A year and a half later, the finished canvases were exhibited in a contemporary art gallery in Seoul, and the forest was credited as the artist.

The ensuing exhibition "Forest is the Artist: works by Gomsil Forest" was covered by one of Korea's major newspapers, with the headline "Pictures drawn by the forest ... in rain water, dirt, and bird shit."

The profits from works sold are to be delivered in cash to Gomsil Forest.

The exhibition was produced by the City as Nature art and media lab, with curation and coordination by PlaceMAK gallery in Seoul, South Korea.

This short documentary explores the process and concept behind the exhibition through interviews with the coordinator.

Read more about:
City as Nature at www.cityasnature.org
PlaceMAK Gallery at www.placemak.com
Patrick M. Lydon at www.pmlydon.com
Bomnoonbyeol at www.facebook.com/fromsoom/

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