Personal Details
Suné Horn (South African)
Currently lives and works in Daejeon, South Korea.
Education
2012 University of Cape Town, Master of Architecture, MArch(Prof)
2008 University of Cape Town, Bachelor of Architectural Studies, BAS
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Liminal Phase, Gongganare, Seoul, South Korea
2022 Intangible Reality, Igong Gallery, Daejeon, South Korea
2021 Half Sick of Shadows, ArtSpace128, Daejeon, South Korea
2018 Make Believe, Gallery ArtandArt, Daejeon, South Korea
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 Third Space, Pulp Paperworks, Johannesburg, South Africa
2024 Making a Way, Vita Magasinet, Karlholmsbruk, Sweden
2023 Life Imitates Architecture II, Gallery GoatBean, Daejeon, South Korea
2022 Hiraeth, Daejeon Gallery, Daejeon, South Korea
2021 Where is Your Querencia?, ArtSpace128, Daejeon, South Korea
2021 Semblances of Dreams, Daejeon Gallery, Daejeon, South Korea
2020 Genius Loci, Mirum Gallery, Daejeon, South Korea
2020 Daejeon Art Plus, Igong Gallery, Daejeon, South Korea
2019 Utopia: City of Dreams, Kkossi Kkossi Gallery, Daejeon, South Korea
2019 Life Imitates Architecture, Gallery ArtandArt, Daejeon, South Korea
2018 Reːimagine, Gallery ArtandArt, Daejeon, South Korea
2016 X, Wooyeon Gallery, Daejeon, South Korea
Curatorial projects
2024
Walter Battiss meets Lee Ungno
PJ Olivier Art Centre (Stellenbosch, South Africa) & Shin-Il Girls Middle School (Daejeon, South Korea)
A cultural exchange exhibition featuring artwork by students from PJ Olivier Art Centre and Shin-Il Girls Middle School.
2024
Stuck in Plastic goes Seoul
Hype Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Toy photography exhibition featuring ten members of Stuck in Plastic and one Korean toy photographer.
2023
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Art Gallery Bebeum (아트갤러리비범), Daejeon, South Korea
Group exhibition featuring work by international students from Woosong University.
2023
Our Watercolour Journey
Art Gallery Bebeum (아트갤러리비범), Daejeon, South Korea
Two-person exhibition showcasing watercolor work by Heinrich and Dawn Edgecome.
2022
Foreign
ArtSpace128, Daejeon, South Korea
Group exhibition featuring international students from Woosong University.
2020
Upcycle
Kkossi Kkossi Gallery (꼬씨꼬씨), Daejeon, South Korea
Small two-person exhibition featuring work by Paul Fortunato and I.F. Haddock.
2020
Stuck in Plastic goes Cape Town
Crust Café, Cape Town, South Africa
Intimate toy photography exhibition featuring seven members of Stuck in Plastic.
2019
Life Imitates Architecture
Gallery ArtandArt, Daejeon, South Korea
The inaugural group exhibition of The Group collective.
2018
Stuck in Plastic goes Korea
Gallery ArtandArt, Daejeon, South Korea
Toy photography exhibition featuring the members of Stuck in Plastic.
Bibliography
Nickolai, Monica. “South African Artist Suné Horn Explores Narratives with House Artwork.” The Korea Times, April 24, 2025.
Seidel, Ulrike. Suboart Magazine, no. 30 (October 2024): 80–81.
Yum, Joohee. “작은 장난감으로 큰 이야기를 전하는 예술가 (An Artist Who Tells a Big Story With Small Toys).” 월간 토마토 (Monthly Tomato), vol. 202 (May 2024): 28–32.
Lego. Lego in Focus. Chronicle Books, October 4, 2022: 18–19, 51, 114–115, 124–125, 140–143.
Brett, Phillip. South African Artist Suné Horn: Exploring Imaginary Spaces in Korea. YouTube video, 7:06. Posted June 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JUge0ux0N4&t=2s.
Daejeon TV – Official YouTube Channel of Daejeon Metropolitan City. [대큐멘터리] 남아공 작가 “Suné Horn”의 대전살이 이야기! ([Documentary] The Story of South African Artist Suné Horn’s Life in Daejeon!). YouTube video, 7:31. Posted November 24, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O–0pOvLMO4.
Rowe, Peter G., et al. Korean Modern: The Matter of Identity. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, September 15, 2021. 152–155.
Kang, Hyuk. “Art Gallery.” It’s Daejeon Magazine, vol. 167 (February 2018): 58.
Residencies
2018 Art Space Jang (아트 스페이스 장), Daejeon, South Korea
Affiliations and memberships
Stuck in Plastic — Member (since 2020)
The Group — Founding Member (2019–2024)
1000 Drawings – Daejeon — Founding Member (since 2018-2024)
The Daejeon Arts Collective — Member (2013–2023)
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