Swimming

When you walk underneath Chang-Hwan Kim’s hollow sculptures suspended in the air, it is as if you have entered the underwater tunnel in an aquarium. Kim is able to create the illusion that his works are weightless by manipulating stainless steel and creating movement within the frames.
Kim’s works suggest human desire by presenting images of animals. However, their frames of shiny metal seem free, light, and agile, reflecting the spiritual nature of desire and its detachment from physical fetters. It is as if our desires, along with the swimming creatures, are finally able to leap freely into an unlimited expanse of possibilities.