Bahk Seon-Ghi

Bahk Seon-Ghi is a South Korean artist born in 1966. He lives and works in Kyeong Ki-Do. Seon-Ghi has degrees from the Chung-Ang University in Seoul, the Accademia di Belle Arti Brera in Milan and the Barnet and Southgate College in London. Known for exploring the relationship between nature and humanity with his distinct charcoal installations, Bahk Seon-Ghi creates delicate structures by repurposing natural resources, charcoal in particular, and suspending them with transparent nylon thread. He was awarded the Kim Chong Yung Sculpture Award in 2006.