In Conversation: Haegue Yang x Doryun Chong M+, Hong Kong Aug 19, 7 AM EDT Seoul and Berlin-based artist Haegue Yang and M+ Deputy Director, Curatorial, and Chief Curator Doryun Chong will discuss the artist’s multidisciplinary practice. In this conversation, Yang will discuss the evolution of her practice and contextualize the research, concept, and processes behind her new work, “Sonic Rescue Ropes,” on view at M+ Lightwell and Found Space. Commissioned by M+ in 2021-2022 and consisting of gleaming cords of bells, Yang’s “Sonic Rescue Ropes” stretch from ceilings of different heights all the way down to the floor. Their shiny visual effect and sublime, resonating sounds conjure shamanistic and pagan associations. Yang took inspiration from the traditional Korean folk tale “Sister Sun and Brother Moon,” which describes how two siblings became celestial bodies by climbing ropes from the heavens to escape danger on the ground. Yang’s multisensory abstract sculptures transform the soaring architecture of the museum into a mystical yet common civilizational space of aural storytelling and cosmic orientation. The talk will be held in English and livestreamed via M+’s webpage, Facebook, and YouTube. Pictured: Haegue Yang, Sonic Rescue Ropes, 2022, Commissioned by M+, 2022. Photos: Lok Chung, M+, Hong Kong #HaegueYang @yanghaegue @mplusmuseum