Opening Reception of 'Kim Duck-Yong: Where Grain Becomes Light'
Thu, 15 Oct
|Soluna Fine Art
Soluna Fine Art proudly presents Kim Duck-Yong’s solo exhibition "Where Grain Becomes Light". The exhibition will be on view from 15 October to 28 November 2026, with an opening reception on 15 October (Thur) at 6-8 pm. Please confirm your attendance by clicking on the RSVP button.
Time & Location
15 Oct 2026, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Soluna Fine Art, G/F, 52 Sai St, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
About the Event
Where Grain Becomes Light
Kim Duck-Yong (b. 1961 in Suncheon, Korea)
Date: 15 October - 28 November 2026
Opening Reception: 15 October 2026 (Thur) 6 - 8 pm
Venue: Soluna Fine Art, G/F, 52 Sai Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Soluna Fine Art is proud to present Where Grain Becomes Light, Korean artist Kim Duck-Yong’s third solo exhibition with the gallery in Hong Kong. Working with wood, mother-of-pearl and pigment, Kim creates works that embody Jasaengjimi (자생지미), a beauty of self-emergence that is not transplanted from outside but grows from lived memory and inherited sensibility.
At the heart of Kim's practice lies a quiet duality: grain and light. The organic grain of wood carries the weight of time already lived, while the shimmer of mother-of-pearl evokes a longing for time yet to come. Past and future converge on a single surface, unified through the artist's hand-crafted process that resists hurried invention and empty ornament.
Rooted in the spirit of literati painting, where inner cultivation is valued over technical showmanship, Kim's work reinterprets traditional sensibility within a contemporary pictorial language, offering a form of Korean beauty that reaches toward the world without losing its inward core.