Rome, contemporary artists confront Korean Hanji paper at Bilotti Museum

Until Feb. 27, 2022, the Carlo Bilotti Museum at Villa Borghese in Rome is hosting the exhibition Korean Paper - Hanji, created by the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome in collaboration with the Korean Cultural Institute and promoted by Roma Culture, Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali. The exhibition project is curated by Maria Rosaria Carbone, Flavia Coccioletti, Joelle Cotza, Rebecca De Carli, Tania Federico, Serena Fioravanti, Alessandra Gabriele, Francesco Giovanetti, Martina Macchia, Andrea Masucci, Giorgia Mele, Marianna Pontillo, Danio Ruffini, and Valeria Tomaselli.

For the exhibition, fifty artists created contemporary artworks, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and multimedia installations, using Korean Hanji paper, also known as “paper of a thousand years” because of its great strength. The invited artists, both young and with recognized international experience, were asked to participate in the manual making of the paper at the workshop of the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, the only one in Europe to specialize in the production of traditional Korean paper. The artists include Riccardo Ajossa, Sonia Andresano, Simone Bacco, Cho Byung-guk, Park Chul, Adelaide Cioni, Iginio De Luca, Iulia Ghita, Matilde Guarnieri, Lee Gun-Hee, Olivia Magnani, Elena Nonnis, Marina Paris, and Moon Yeon-Hee.

Italian works dialogue with Korean ones, and a dedicated section displays objects and artifacts that tell the multidisciplinary use of this paper in Korea.

“Hanji is best known for the restoration of ancient books because of its exceptional ability to last more than a thousand years if properly preserved,” explained Choong Suk Oh, director of the Korean Cultural Institute. “However, in Korea it is used in a very versatile way both for the production of everyday objects but also in both traditional and contemporary artistic works, and it is the latter aspect that we wanted to explore with the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome.”

“The aim of this exhibition is to bring Hanji paper into the world of the most advanced contemporary research, thanks to the contribution of artists and works made with this material,” said Cecilia Casorati, director of the Rome Academy of Fine Arts.

For info: www.museocarlobilotti.it

Hours: Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free admission.

Image: Riccardo Ajossa, Late Summer Elderberry Gradations 1 (Hanji paper dyed with natural colors, 107 x 82 cm)

Rome, contemporary artists confront Korean Hanji paper at Bilotti Museum

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