A teaser image for the upcoming "Ongoing Up-ending" exhibit, courtesy Leekyung Kang, SURF's 2021 Artist-in-Residence.
In the spring of 2021, Leekyung Kang, a celebrated mixed media artist, began her residency at Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) by touring the facility and speaking with scientists about their world-leading research. The culmination of her residency is “Ongoing Up-ending,” a collection inspired by the science taking place nearly a mile underground at SURF.
"With this exhibition, I attempt to upend the multiple worlds we live in order to question: where to enter and exit? I want to tackle the complexity of the world by using digital and real-time experience," Kang said. "Through my art practice, I want to capture the perpetual transform of the space that we are living in by straddling the boundaries between figuration and abstraction."
Join us for a reception with the artist on Sunday, Oct. 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. MDT at the Lead Deadwood Arts Center (LDAC) at 309 W Main Street in Lead, South Dakota. This free event is cohosted by the LDAC and SURF; light refreshments will be served. Masks are required for this event.
The exhibit will be on display from Oct. 17 through Dec. 1. The SURF AiR program is a partnership between SURF and Black Hills State University.
