The Sacred Boundary: Where Flowers Meet Sound
During Seoul’s Frieze week, an international collaboration brought floral art, education, and plant music together at Artcube 2R2.
A floral installation invites us to look closely: at the curve of a stem, the relationship between materials, the way an arrangement changes the space around it. The Sacred Boundary added another invitation; to listen.
Presented at Artcube 2R2 during Seoul’s Frieze week, the exhibition and flower class brought together Gina Kim-Park of The Mille Fiori, Vicky Jung of WildDea KR, Yuji Kobayashi of GEOMETRICGREEN, and Arisa Sekine of MEGLILY. Connecting creative practices across Los Angeles, Seoul, and Japan, the partnership explored how botanical art could become a shared sensory experience.
The meeting of these disciplines gave the project its purpose. Floral design offered a language of form and material; spatial design considered the surrounding environment; music introduced an experience unfolding through time. Education opened that exchange to students, connecting the process of learning with the presentation of art.
Kobayashi worked closely on the installation while creating music through plants. His involvement brought the visual and musical elements into conversation, allowing botanical materials to occupy both dimensions of the exhibition. Visitors were invited to consider plants as a source of artistic expression through sound as well as shape, texture, and color.
Alongside the exhibition, the flower class created a setting for practical exploration and exchange. Through Sekine and MEGLILY, participating students Fumiyo Miyake, Mami Takahashi, and Satoshi Kanata joined the experience. Their participation was integral to the project, connecting its educational ambition with the wider collaboration.
Bringing a class and exhibition together also opened a conversation about the possibilities of floral practice. Working with flowers can involve the composition of an individual arrangement, but it can also extend into the creation of an environment; one experienced in relation to architecture, music, and other people.
The collaboration found a home at Artcube 2R2 through venue sponsor Jasmine Kim. An advocate for new forms of immersive art, Kim supported the project’s exploration of botanical installation and sound. The gallery provided a meeting place for the artists, students, and visitors to encounter these ideas together.
Against the activity of Seoul’s art week, The Sacred Boundary offered a moment of attention to living materials. Its significance grew from the partnership itself: different practices and perspectives coming together to create an experience that each could expand.
(left to right) RICH, Vicky Jung, Inni, Jasmine Hong, Susan Shin, Gina Kim-Park, Yuji Kobayashi
(left to right) Satoshi Kanata, Fumiyo Miyake, Arisa Sekine, Mami Takahashi, Yuji Kobayashi
Yuji Kobayashi
Dominic Phua, Susan Shin, Jacqueline de Martin, Esq.
Hyejung Byeon, Yuna Kim
Isa Feishuo, Heo JangBeom
Gina Kim-Park, Vicky Jung
Noh Jihoon, Sophie Yu
Ash Hobbday, TIGER
Gina Kim-Park, Shing-i Chen
Bryan Do
Collaborators
Gina Kim-Park · The Mille Fiori · @ginakpark / @themillefiori
Vicky Jung · WildDea KR · @dea_vicky / @wilddea.kr
Yuji Kobayashi · GEOMETRICGREEN · @yuji_kobayashi_
Arisa Sekine · MEGLILY · @aririsa242 / @meglily_official
Participating Students
Fumiyo Miyake · @floraberyl.happy32
Mami Takahashi · @4m_mami
Satoshi Kanata · @satoshikanata
Venue: Artcube 2R2 · @artcube_2r2
Venue Sponsor: Jasmine hong
Photography: Cheolhun Choi / Studio Blanc
Chef: Min Chul Kim
Preproduction led by: WildDea Chief architect: Aiden Jung
WildDea Manager: Yeji Lee
Production assistant : Rachel Kim @raeraekims
Set Design partner: Hojun Yoo @uroom_design
