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Local-Space-Transport

2016

Underwater & Space: The Future is Bright

A series of 17 original linocuts depicting man’s exploration of the furthest reaches of our universe: outer space and the ocean floor.

The works are a collaboration between Koryo Tours founder Nicholas Bonner and North Korean artist Kim Kwang Nam. At time of publication, the series has been exhibited at Shanghai Design Exhibition, Jorgensen Gallery (University of Connecticut) and the Anna Schwartz Gallery, (Melbourne).

Rocket fired toward the planet

“The linocuts are intended to create an instant impact – we created the simple images that have the same wonderment and dynamism we both experienced as children. On reflection, it is the immense emptiness and isolation that the subjects are abandoned to that I was drawn to… This is my first time to work in collaboration with a foreigner and on such unusual subject matter. It reminded me of being young and lost in my imagination”.

Kim Kwang Nam

Our story

Having grown up under the influence of the Cold War in Britain and North Korea respectively, the two men share a nostalgia for the imagery of their childhoods. North Korea and the West have a shared history of publishing adventure comics and books about adventures in space and underwater. The Future is Bright is the result of these shared memories and is, in part, a response to that pre-existing dialogue.

As with many of the projects Bonner has worked on in North Korea, this series developed through the input of both parties, but using the highly developed skills of the North Korean artist to create the final pieces. Kim trained at Pyongyang Central Art Academy and after qualification worked at the prestigious Mansuade Art Studio, specializing in linocut.

Reflection of a Rocket

Selected Artworks

Local-Space-Transport

Local Space Transport
Year: 2015
Kim Kwang Nam
Linocut on high gloss paper
Size: 42 x 59 cm
ID:L015

Undersea World

Undersea World
Year: 2015
Kim Kwang Nam
Linocut on high gloss paper
Size: 59.5 x 70 cm
ID:L016

Underwater-Photography.

Conservation of the Sea
Year: 2015
Kim Kwang Nam
Linocut on high gloss paper
Size: 42 x 59 cm
ID:L017

running low on oxygen

Running Low on Oxygen
Year: 2015
Kim Kwang Nam
Linocut on high gloss paper
Size: 42 x 59 cm
ID:L018

Reflection of a Rocket

Reflection of Rocket
Year: 2015
Kim Kwang Nam
Linocut on high gloss paper
Size: 60 x 69.5 cm
ID:L019

Satellite Maintenance

Satellite Maintenance
Year: 2015
Kim Kwang Nam
Linocut on high gloss paper
Size: 42 x 59 cm
ID:L020

World Rescue Team

World Rescue Team
Year: 2015
Kim Kwang Nam
Linocut on high gloss paper
Size: 42 x 59 cm
ID:L021

Deep Space Mining

Deep Space Mining
Year: 2015
Kim Kwang Nam
Linocut on high gloss paper
Size: 42 x 59 cm
ID:L022

Underwater Research

Underwater Research
Year: 2015
Kim Kwang Nam
Linocut on high gloss paper
Size: 99 x 40 cm
ID:L023

Animals and Plants

Animals and Plants
Year: 2015
Kim Kwang Nam
Linocut on high gloss paper
Size: 40 x 99 cm
ID:L024

Filtration Under the Sea

Filtration Under the Sea
Year: 2015
Kim Kwang Nam
Linocut on high gloss paper
Size: 40 x 99 cm
ID:L025

Planet Survey

Planet Survey
Year: 2015
Kim Kwang Nam
Linocut on high gloss paper
Size: 40 x 99 cm
ID:L026

Animals

Animals
Year: 2015
Kim Kwang Nam
Linocut on high gloss paper
Size: 40 x 99 cm
ID:L027

Inside the Submarine

Inside the Submarine
Year: 2015
Kim Kwang Nam
Linocut on high gloss paper
Size: 29.5 x 99 cm
ID:L028

Space Scene

Space Scene
Year: 2015
Kim Kwang Nam
Linocut on high gloss paper
Size: 40 x 99 cm
ID: L029

Space Man Reflected in Helmet

Spaceman Reflected in Helmet
Year: 2015
Kim Kwang Nam
Linocut on high gloss paper
Size: 40 x 99 cm
ID:L030

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