Sangmin Oh with his Knitted Light installation at Alcova 2023.
Acropora of Knitted Light at Alcova. Photo by Osangmin Studio.
Netherlands and Korea-based ‘s Knitted Lights is a collaborative project crafted with the in Tilburg. Sangmin’s visually arresting project merges light and textiles, knitting a rich tapestry of narratives inspired by the captivating beauty of glowing coral reefs.
Unique materials like monofilament thread and flexible elastic yarns are ingeniously used to create knitted 3D forms. In the play of light, the transforms from a natural-looking sculpture to an ethereal entity that glows even in darkness, mirroring the radiant but threatened coral landscapes. Sangmin’s mesmerising spectacle, shown at 2023, serves as a call to preserve the natural world’s exquisite beauty.
Acropora Dendrogyra Of Knitted Light at Alcova. Photo by Osangmin Studio.
A series of Sangmin Oh’s Knitted Lights. Photo courtesy of Osangmin Studio.
Blue Dendrogyra for Rademakers Gallery.
Photo by Patty Van Den Elshout.
Sangmin Oh established his design & art practice, Osangmin Studio, in 2021. He is influenced by sculptural crafts, textile techniques, colour of explored materials and architectural elements with an unusual focus on the trivial and small empty spaces.
“I want to fill up those brief, empty spaces,” he explains. “They can be filled up with emotional or visual stories and even with new realisations.”
Sangmin Oh with his creations. Photo by Juliana Verastegue Bayle.
Glowing in the dark! Photo by Ronald Smits.
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