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The Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong presents the second 2025 Open Call Exhibition 《Alice ∙ The Turtle, Rabbits beyond the Door》 from August 7 to September 20, 2025. The exhibition features the contemporary artist collective Burgundy, composed of four Korean artists—LEE Jooyoung, KIM Myongjong, KIM Jeongwoo, and JEONG Woojin—who examine the intertwined concepts of identity and change through the symbolic metaphor of the “door.”

The titular figures—“Alice,” “The Turtle,” and “Rabbits beyond the Door”—draw inspiration from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and the Korean folktale Byeoljubu-jeon, invoking transitional characters who cross thresholds into unfamiliar realms. Hong Kong, as a historical and cultural crossroads, becomes a metaphorical door—an entry point into the unknown. The exhibition is inspired by the erratic and enigmatic rabbits of folklore who dive through rabbit holes or traverse oceans, conjuring a sense of dislocation, wonder, and becoming.

LEE Jooyoung explores the ambivalent nature of language as a mediator between sensory experience and action. Her works—including the video piece Wading Through (2025) and the carbon paper drawing series murmur (2025)—visualize language’s potential for liberation and its resistance to fixed meaning through repetition and delay.

KIM Myongjong dissolves boundaries between media to interrogate contradictions and abnormalities in contemporary society. Theater of Dream Shadows (2025) and The Yubuldo Chanting (Canteen) series (2025), the neon signs inscribed with characters symbolizing the worlds of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, are the works that tries to speak about what comes after the moment when we face that utopia.

KIM Jeongwoo investigates the tension between image and materiality in painting. Through 0 (2025) and Fragmented (2025), the artist expands and fragments the components of painting, transforming the exhibition into a space where viewers can physically engage and sensorially immerse themselves in the works.

JEONG Woojin’s practice is rooted in a deep contemplation of the relationship between humans and their environment. Her work visualizes the subtle emotional and existential shifts that occur as identity is shaped and reshaped through external conditions, using diverse materials and forms to express this ongoing transformation.

The opening reception was held on August 7 from 6 to 8 PM. At 7 PM, a artists tour was given by the artists.

The Korean Cultural Center’s annual Open Call project aims to introduce emerging Korean artists and curators to the Hong Kong art scene. Alongside the Korean Young Artists Series, this initiative continues to serve as a key platform for discovering promising talents and supporting their entry into the international art market.