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Seoul Botanic Park 2026 Special Exhibition “Tender Balance: Reflecting One Another” Exhibition Tour Program
Korean original:
서울식물원 2026 기획전 《다정한 균형: 서로를 비추는》 전시해설 프로그램
These are guided tours of the Seoul Botanic Park exhibition 《다정한 균형: 서로를 비추는》 (Gentle Balance: Mirroring Each Other). The show places installation and media works by Gu Gi-jeong, Eom A-rong, Lee Ji-yeon and Jang Han-na in four sites: Plant Culture Center Project Hall 2, the Thematic Gardens, the Greenhouse and Magok Cultural Hall, imagining an age in which people and nature regain balance. Tours last about 60 minutes, on Thursdays at 11:00 and 15:00 and Saturdays at 11:00, for 15 people each, by advance reservation; entry to the Greenhouse and Thematic Gardens requires a separate ticket.
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- Dates
- Nov 5 – Nov 28, 2026
- Venue
- Seoul Botanical Garden (서울식물원) · Gangseo
- Address
- 서울특별시 강서구 마곡동로 161 서울식물원Open in Naver MapOpen in Google Maps
- Admission
- 무료 (서울식물원 온실, 주제정원 입장료 별도)
Visit planning
The calendar entry covers the whole run of the exhibition. Please check opening hours and closing days before your visit.
Entry notes
The show spreads over four places: Project Hall 2 in the Plant Culture Center and the Magok Cultural Center are free, while the Greenhouse and the Themed Gardens charge admission. Closed on Mondays; the Magok Cultural Center is temporarily closed from 1 January to 15 March 2027. Open 10:00–17:00 (the Greenhouse and Themed Gardens until 18:00 from March to October).
- The show spreads over four places: Project Hall 2 in the Plant Culture Center and the Magok Cultural Center are free, while the Greenhouse and the Themed Gardens charge admission. Closed on Mondays; the Magok Cultural Center is temporarily closed from 1 January to 15 March 2027. Open 10:00–17:00 (the Greenhouse and Themed Gardens until 18:00 from March to October). (Source: 서울식물원, 2026)
From the organizer's announcements and press reports. Arrangements can change; please check the official site before your visit.
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Credits
- Artists
- 구기정, 엄아롱, 이지연, 장한나
Knowledge cards
Installation Art설치 미술Not a single object on a wall or pedestal, but three-dimensional work that changes a whole space and that visitors move through.Read moreClose
01About
Installations are often made for a particular site, and visitors move within them, so where your body stands is part of the looking. The materials can be everyday objects, fabric, video, or sound, and a work may be taken down after the exhibition and never shown again. The term first appears in writing in 1969; earlier, in 1958, Allan Kaprow called the indoor spaces he transformed “Environments.” Do Ho Suh's Seoul Home (1999) is a life-size replica of his childhood home in Korea in polyester fabric and silk on thin metal rods; it folds up for transport, and each time it moves to a new city, that city's name is added to the title.
02In the gallery
Look from several places, outside, inside, and from a distance, and notice how the light, the sound, and your path change.
Wall label terms in Korean
- 설치
- Installation
- 장소 특정적
- Site-specific
- 환경
- Environment
03Notes
An installation changes the whole space, and where your body stands is part of the looking.
This time, at Reflecting One Another” Exhibition Tour Program —
Once you are inside the work, what changes with where you stand?