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Nina Jeon's solo exhibition: "Fly to the Cosmos - Ceramic Balloons." · 2026 · Historical listing

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Dates
Oct 7, 2026 — Oct 31, 2026
Place
Gallery Gaia · 43 Seolleung-ro 162-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul · 43 Seolleung-ro 162-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Admission at the time
Free
Facts last checked
2026-10-19
First preserved here
2026-10-22

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October 7 (Wednesday)–October 31 (Saturday), 2026. Gallery Gaia Seoul. Tel. 02-733-3373 (80-5 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 1F). Viewing hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 10am–6pm; visits on Sundays, Mondays and public holidays by reservation. [Artist introduction] Nina Jun. Nina Jun is a Korean-born sculptor and installation artist who moved to the United States in her early 20s and is now based in California. She earned a BFA and MFA in sculpture at California State University, Long Beach, and received the Distinguished Achievement in Creative Activity Award upon graduating from graduate school. She has explored sculpture, bronze casting, ceramics, video and installation, developing a distinctive practice through the Ceramic Balloon series, which uses heavy ceramics to depict lightly floating helium balloons. She has held solo and group exhibitions at American galleries including Skidmore Contemporary Art, and actively participates in international art fairs in New York, Miami, LA, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul and elsewhere. Nina Jun recreates Mylar balloons, symbols of joy and happiness, as ceramic sculptures, transforming an ephemeral material into art that can be cherished forever. Seeing a helium-filled balloon floating silently and motionlessly in the middle of a room, she discovered the serenity of balance between gravity and buoyancy, recalling the beauty of a butterfly's equilibrium as it beats its wings above a flower. Within it, she sensed the beautiful equilibrium of everything in life. Her work is a metaphor for her dream of a beautiful balance in life. Nina Jun is a Korean-born sculptor and installation artist who moved to the United States in her early twenties and is now based in California. She earned her BFA and MFA in Sculpture from California State University, Long Beach, receiving the Distinguished Achievement in Creative Activity Award upon completing her graduate studies. Her practice spans sculpture, bronze casting, ceramics, video, and installation. She is particularly known for her *Ceramic Balloon* series, which captures the lightness and buoyancy of helium balloons through the weight and solidity of ceramics, establishing a distinctive artistic language. Jun has presented solo and group exhibitions at American galleries, including Skidmore Contemporary Art, and has participated in international art fairs in New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Seoul. Nina Jun transforms Mylar balloons—symbols of joy and happiness—into ceramic sculptures, turning an ephemeral material into art that can be cherished forever. One day, she noticed a helium-filled balloon floating silently and motionlessly in the middle of a room. She discovered a sense of serenity in the equilibrium between gravity and buoyancy, recalling the beauty of a butterfly hovering above a flower, its wings gently beating. ​

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