Catalogue
Ara Ko
(b.1989) Korea
Bio
Ara Ko, born in 1989 in Seoul, South Korea. She explores the depths of human anguish and profound emotions, capturing and projecting them through photography.
Constantly on the move, she deeply examines each landscape, seeking to understand the essence of existence. Whether standing in a silent snowy wilderness, a forest where blue winds whisper, or by waves brushing a sorrowful shore, she perceives the inherent sadness all beings carry. Her mission is to capture these feelings in the most beautiful way possible, preserving the sublime aesthetic that photography uniquely conveys.
Ara Ko’s distinctive approach to capturing images encourages viewers to rethink traditional perceptions of photography. Her work carries a poetic quality where the line between an oil painting and a photograph becomes nearly indistinguishable.
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Kiaf Seoul, Window Fourteen, Seoul, KR
2023 L’Etranger, Window Fourteen, Geneva, CH
2022 L’Etranger, KP Gallery, Seoul, KR
2019 Unamed Darkness, Gallery Namib, Seoul, KR
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Basel, Window Fourteen, Basel, CH
L’Avant, Window Fourteen, Geneva, CH
2024 Unseen, Amsterdam, NL
Basel, Window Fourteen, Basel, CH
2023 Human and Environment, Ulsan International Photo Festival, Ulsan, KR
2022 ImageNation, Galerie Joseph, Paris, FR
2021 What Is Happening There I, Irum Gallery, Deagu, KR
What Is Happening There II, Dream Cube, Gumi, KR
2019 The Memory of Space, Kimchungup Architecture Museum, Anyang, KR
PUBLICATIONS
2019 Unamed Darkness, NAMIB
In the Bleak Midwinter, 2022 Archival print on Hahnemühle rag satin Edition of 1/6 + 2 AP 60 x 80 cm 4'000 CHF framed in white limewood
Snow, 2022 Archival print on photo Hahnemühle rag satin Edition of 2 | 30x 40 cm | 🔴 Edition of 1/2 + 1AP | 60 x 80 cm | 3'300 CHF unframed Edition of 1/2 + 1AP | 100 x 75 cm | 4'000 CHF unframed
Boreas, 2022 Archival print on Hahnemühle rag satin Edition of 1/6 + 2 AP 60 x 80 cm 4'000 CHF framed in white limewood
Stranger's Field #04, 2021 Archival print on photo Hahnemühle rag satin Edition of 2 | 30 x 40 cm | 🔴 Edition of 2/2 + 1AP | 60 x 80 cm | 3'300 CHF unframed Edition of 2/2 + 1AP | 100 x 75 cm | 4'800 framed in massive oak
The Marsh, 2021 Archival print on photo Hahnemühle rag satin Edition of 3/3 + 1AP | 45 x 60 cm | 2'700 unframed | 3'200 framed in massive oak Edition of 1/3 + 1AP | 75 x 100 cm | 4'000 unframed
In the Meadow, 2020 Archival print on photo Hahnemühle rag satin Edition of 1/3 + 1AP | 60 x 80 cm | 3'300 CHF unframed Edition of 2/3 + 1AP | 71,5 x 100 cm | 4'000 CHF unframed
The Tree, 2021 Archival print on photo Hahnemühle rag satin Edition of 2 | 30 x 40 cm | 🔴 Edition of 2/2 + 1AP | 60 x 80 cm | 3'300 CHF unframed Edition of 2 + 1AP | 100 x 75 cm | 🔴
Whistling Reeds, 2021 Archival print on photo Hahnemühle rag satin Edition of 1/2 | 30 x 40 cm | 1'200 CHF unframed Edition of 2/2 + 1AP | 60 x 80 cm | 3'300 CHF unframed | 4'000 CHF framed in massive oak Edition of 1/2 + 1AP | 100 x 75 cm | 4'000 CHF unframed
Stranger's Field, 2021 Archival print on photo Hahnemühle rag satin Edition of 1/2 | 30 x 40 cm | 1'200 CHF unframed Edition of 2/2 + 1AP | 60 x 80 cm | 3'300 CHF unframed Edition of 1/2 + 1AP | 100 x 75 cm | 4'000 CHF unframed
Stranger by the Sea, 2020 Archival print on photo Hahnemühle rag satin Edition of 2 | 30 x 40 cm | 🔴 Edition of 1/2 + 1AP | 60 x 80 cm | 3'300 CHF unframed Edition of 2/2 + 1AP | 100 x 75 cm | 4'000 CHF unframed
Noonday Death, 2021 Archival print on photo Hahnemühle rag satin Edition of 2/2 | 30 x 40 cm | 1'200 CHF unframed Edition of 1/2 + 1AP | 60 x 80 cm | 3'300 CHF unframed Edition of 2 + 1AP | 75 x 100 cm | 4'000 CHF unframed
The Sea Beyond the Wall, 2023 Archival print on photo Hahnemühle rag satin Edition of 2/2 | 30 x 40 cm | 1'200 CHF unframed Edition of 1/2 + 1AP | 60 x 80 cm | 3'300 CHF unframed Edition of 2 + 1AP | 75 x 100 cm | 4'000 CHF unframed
Reverie, 2020 Archival print on photo Hahnemühle rag satin Edition of 1/2 | 30 x 40 cm | 1'200 CHF unframed Edition of 1/2 + 1AP | 60 x 80 cm | 3'300 CHF unframed Edition of 1/2 + 1AP | 100 x 75 cm | 4'000 CHF unframed
Les Choses non dites, 2019 Archival print on photo Hahnemühle rag satin Edition of 1/2 | 30 x 40 cm | 1'200 CHF unframed Edition of 1/2 + 1AP | 60 x 80 cm | 3'300 CHF unframed Edition of 1/2 + 1AP | 100 x 75 cm | 4'000 CHF unframed
Alone in Milos, 2019 Archival print on photo Hahnemühle rag satin Edition of 1/2 | 30 x 40 cm | 1'200 CHF unframed Edition of 1/2 + 1AP | 60 x 80 cm | 3'300 CHF unframed Edition of 1/2 + 1AP | 100 x 75 cm | 4'000 CHF unframed
Icarus, 2019 Archival print on photo Hahnemühle rag satin Edition of 1/2 | 30 x 40 cm | 1'200 CHF unframed Edition of 1/2 + 1AP | 60 x 80 cm | 3'300 CHF unframed Edition of 1/2 + 1AP | 100 x 75 cm | 4'000 CHF unframed
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