Omokhan Art Museum's October exhibition features a solo show by local artist Han Ji-hyun, reimagining familiar urban spaces through a fresh perspective. The park's "Picture Rest Shelter" hosts works by local elementary and middle school students, while the "Plant Rest Shelter" offers a variety of botanical displays.
Yangcheon-gu announced Sunday that Omokhan Art Museum inside Omok Park will host a solo exhibition by local artist Han Ji-hyun from Wednesday through Oct. 29. Titled "Approaching the Eye Level: Altitude of Perception," the show opens Wednesday.
The exhibition introduces work built around the artist's long-running observation of "residual spaces" — the overlooked margins of roads and urban environments — and her effort to reframe them as new spatial possibilities. The show spans her practice from 2015 to the present, tracing her evolution from recording spaces through images and maps to more recent, immersive works that invite visitors to unfold and explore the pieces directly.
About 22 works are on display, offering visitors a chance to see roads, urban gaps and empty spaces through the artist's eyes and experience the familiar in an entirely new way.
Omokhan Art Museum is an open exhibition space created as part of Omok Park's renovation, presenting a rotating selection of paintings, wood sculptures, ceramic crafts and more each month. From January through August this year, the museum drew a cumulative 20,517 visitors, cementing its place as a neighborhood cultural hub where residents can engage with art in their daily lives.
Throughout October, exhibitions and programs designed for easy, casual enjoyment will run at various spots across Omok Park alongside Omokhan Art Museum.
The park's "Picture Rest Shelter" will host "Time of the World on Canvas" from Thursday through Oct. 22, featuring works by 23 local elementary and middle school student artists. The exhibition showcases how young artists have interpreted landmarks and iconic landscapes from countries around the world through their own perspectives and brushstrokes.
Plant lovers will also want to stop by the park's "Plant Rest Shelter," which offers a variety of botanical displays, companion-plant consultations and a neighborhood gardening cafe — creating a space for rest and connection centered on plants.
Omokhan Art Museum and other leisure facilities in Omok Park are open Tuesday through Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. They are closed on Mondays and public holidays. All exhibitions are free and open to the public with no reservation required.
"As the cool autumn arrives, I hope residents will take a stroll through Omok Park and enjoy the exhibitions and plants nearby, finding a moment of ease in their daily lives," Yangcheon-gu District Mayor Lee Gi-jae said. "We will consistently work to create spaces and programs where residents can experience culture and art close to home and take a comfortable break without having to travel far."
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