ARA KO
I roam constantly, deeply examining the landscapes I encounter, wherever I may be, in order to fathom the depth of existence. Standing on the quiet expanse of a snowy wilderness, in a forest where the blue wind whispers, or by the waves that rush across the grieving earth, I witness the profound and dark sadness that all existence must carry.
And I believe that my mission is to capture and express them in the most beautiful way possible, without compromising the sublime aesthetics of the subject that photography conveys.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
L'Etranger, Galerie WindowFourteen, Geneva, Switzerland2023
L'Etranger; From the Most Familiar World, KP Gallery, Seoul, Korea2022
Unnamed Darkness, Gallery Namib, Seoul, Korea2019
Selected Group Exhibitions
L’avant, Geneva, Switzerland2025
Human and Environment, Ulsan International Photo Festival, Ulsan, Korea2023
ImageNation, Gallerie Joseph, Paris, France2022
What Is Happening There I, Irum Gallery, Deagu, Korea2021
What Is Happening There II, Dream Cube, Gumi, Korea2021
The Memory of Space, Kimchungup Architecture Museum, Anyang, Korea2019
Art Fairs
Kiaf Seoul, Korea2025
Photo Basel, Switzerland2025
Unseen Amsterdam 2024, Netherlands2024
Photo Basel, Switzerland2024
Features
Photo Art (March)2022
Photo Art (April)2019
Publications
Unnamed Darkness (NAMIB)2019