To ‘Walk the House,’ Do Ho Suh Traverses Memory and Perceptions of Home

“Is home a place, a feeling, or an idea?” That’s the lofty yet immanently relatable question at the heart of Do Ho Suh’s major survey open now at Tate Modern. The London-based Korean artist (previously) explores notions of belonging, connection, comfort, security, and familiarity in large-scale installations that replicate his own homes in Seoul, London, and New York, among a range of vibrant multimedia works.

Suh is known for his use of gossamer fabric to create immersive, monumental installations. In The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House, the artist “examines the intricate relationship between architecture, space, the body, and the memories and moments that make us who we are,” the museum says.

To ‘Walk the House,’ Do Ho Suh Traverses Memory and Perceptions of Home
“Nest/s” (2024), installation view of ‘The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House’

Visitors are invited to walk through “Nest/s,” for example, an expansive assemblage of colorful, sheer textile structures that link together to form a passageway or conduit. As the boundaries between interior and exterior are blurred, we’re invited to experience architecture from the perspective of movement and perception, highlighting how all of our interactions with other homes or places are inherently linked.

Issues around shelter, safety, and community are inextricably tied to how we perceive home, especially when for many around the world, those basic needs are in constant peril or upended without warning. “Suh asks timely questions about the enigma of home, identity, and how we move through and inhabit the world around us,” a statement says.

The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House continues in London through October 19. Plan your visit on the museum’s website, and follow updates on Suh’s Instagram.

To ‘Walk the House,’ Do Ho Suh Traverses Memory and Perceptions of Home
Detail of “Nest/s.” Photo by Jeon Taeg Su
To ‘Walk the House,’ Do Ho Suh Traverses Memory and Perceptions of Home
“Perfect Home: London, Horsham, New York, Berlin, Providence, Seoul” (2024), installation view of ‘The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House’
To ‘Walk the House,’ Do Ho Suh Traverses Memory and Perceptions of Home
Still from “Robin Hood Gardens, Woolmore Street, London E14 0HG” (2018), commissioned by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
To ‘Walk the House,’ Do Ho Suh Traverses Memory and Perceptions of Home
“Nest/s” (2024), polyester and stainless steel, 410.1 x 375.4 x 2148.7 centimeters. Photo by Jeon Taeg Su
To ‘Walk the House,’ Do Ho Suh Traverses Memory and Perceptions of Home
Detail of “Rubbing/Loving Project: Seoul Home” (2013-2022), installation view at Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, Australia. Photo by Sebastian Mrugalski
To ‘Walk the House,’ Do Ho Suh Traverses Memory and Perceptions of Home
“Home Within Home (1/9 Scale)” (2025), installation view of ‘The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House’
To ‘Walk the House,’ Do Ho Suh Traverses Memory and Perceptions of Home
“Nest/s” (2024), installation view of ‘The Genesis Exhibition: Do Ho Suh: Walk the House’

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