Hege Beate Stokmo  art works

Artist Statement

컨저링 밸런스는 생태적, 사회적 불균형으로 점철된 세상에서 마법과 연약함 사이의 공간을 탐구합니다. 어둠에 둘러싸인 토끼는 지팡이를 쥐고 있는데, 이는 권력의 상징이 아니라 가능성의 상징입니다. 주변의 칠흑 같은 어둠은 불확실성, 불안, 혹은 미지의 세계를 암시합니다. 이러한 긴장감 속에서 토끼는 변화에 대한 관심과 열린 마음을 조용히 상징합니다. 이 작품은 정의롭고 지속 가능한 미래를 구상하기 위해 어떤 종류의 공감, 혹은 마법이 필요한지 성찰하게 합니다. 

Conjuring Balance explores the space between enchantment and vulnerability in a world marked by ecological and social imbalance. A rabbit, surrounded by darkness, holds a wand — not as a symbol of power, but of possibility. The surrounding blackness suggests uncertainty, unrest, or the unknown. Within this tension, the hare emerges as a quiet symbol of attentiveness and openness to change. The work invites reflection on what kind of empathy — or magic — might be needed to envision a just and sustainable future. 

Artist introduction 

Hege Beate Stokmo

 Hege Beate Stokmo Melilla Born: 22.08.1972 in Tromsø, Norway

Education

2000:  Bachelor's degree in Nursing, College of Diakonia and Nursing, Norway.

2012:  Master's degree in Mental Health, Buskerud University College, Norway

2017:  Master's degree in Fine Arts, Kyungsung University, South Korea

2021-: PhD in Person-centred Healthcare, University of Southeastern-Norway (USN)

Courses

2007: Nydalen Art school; Creative painting.

2008: Nydalen Art school; The technical possibilities of acrylic paint

2008: Peter Esdaile; Guided coincidence technique

2013-2014: London Online Art School; Figurative painting

Solo Exhibitions

2017: Lifetime of Loneliness, 2. Gallery, Busan, South Korea

2018: Existential Diplopia, Jeongsu Gallery, Seoul, South Korea

Group Exhibitions

2016: The 5th International recycling exhibition, City Hall, Busan, South Korea

2017: Seoul Art Show, COEX, Seoul, South Korea

2018:   Visible Poetry Connecting the World, Hanam Culture and Art Centre, South Korea

Visible Poetry Connecting the World, Hanam Union Park, South Korea

Visible Poetry Connecting the World, Gwang Ju Cheong Suk Park, South Korea

Art Amoy, Xiamen, China. Today Artists

Gallery Picasso, Busan, South Korea

Plas Art Show, Coex, Seoul, South Korea

Wave of Change, Gallery Joy, Busan, South Korea

From Cohesion to Momentum, Gallery Joy Busan, South Korea

Hanam Art Festival, Hanam, South Korea

Publications

2018, Issue 1, Busan Beat: https://issuu.com/busanbeat/docs/issue.1_spring_2018_busanbeat_eng

Permanent Exhibition: Kongsberg Maritime, Busan, South Korea

Biography
Hege B was born in Norway. She pursued her passion for visual storytelling and completed a Master of Fine Art at Kyungsung University in Busan, South Korea, in 2017. She currently lives and works in Norway, where she is a PhD candidate in Person-Centred Health Care. The intersection between art and health care forms a dynamic foundation for her work, with both disciplines informing and challenging each other.

In her artistic practice, Hege B is drawn to narrative structures and existential, social, and material forms of resonance. Her paintings often emerge as quiet reflections on what it means to be seen, relate, and belong. Through abstraction, she seeks not to explain but to evoke, inviting viewers into a space of shared contemplation and subtle connection

Caption: Conjuring Balance, acrylic and mok on hanji paper and canvas, 50x50x5 cm, 2025

Artist statement

Conjuring Balance explores the space between enchantment and vulnerability in a world marked by ecological and social imbalance. A rabbit, surrounded by darkness, holds a wand — not as a symbol of power, but of possibility. The surrounding blackness suggests uncertainty, unrest, or the unknown. Within this tension, the hare emerges as a quiet symbol of attentiveness and openness to change. The work invites reflection on what kind of empathy — or magic — might be needed to envision a just and sustainable future

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