Step into a house made of translucent fabric: Do Ho Suh’s solo show lands at M+, stitching diaspora and memory into space

When we talk about “home,” do we picture solid brick walls or a series of shifting memories? Korean contemporary artist Do Ho Suh’s first solo museum exhibition in Greater China, “Home Within Home,” is now on view at M+ in Hong Kong. If you’ve seen those intricate, dreamlike 1:1 architectural structures made from colorful translucent fabric on social media, you can finally experience them in person.

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Recreating a life in diaspora: Full-scale fabric architecture

Do Ho Suh is known worldwide for his distinctive architectural installations made from translucent fabric. Among the exhibition’s most striking works are detailed, full-scale recreations of homes he once lived in across cities including Seoul, New York, and London.

The artist transforms his diasporic experiences of moving between places around the world into visual memories that visitors can see through and walk through. As viewers move through these suspended or three-dimensional fabric spaces, they can take in the delicate stitching and structures while experiencing the artist’s profound reflections on “place” and “fluid identity.”

Exploring the collective and the individual: From early sculptures to experimental works on paper

Beyond his well-known fabric architecture, this exhibition offers a more comprehensive look at Do Ho Suh’s diverse body of work from the 1990s to the present. The galleries feature selected early two-dimensional works and sculptural installations that allude to South Korea’s history of conquest and its military conscription system, exploring the tension between individual will and collective consciousness.

Also on view are highly experimental works on paper, including finely embroidered cotton-paper pieces and cyanotypes, showing how the artist brings his deep interest in materiality into conversation with themes of human connection and identity.

A sense of belonging beyond borders: An ongoing speculative project

Co-organized by M+ and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA), the exhibition also includes Do Ho Suh’s ongoing speculative projects and video installations. Through an interplay of media, it traces his experience of a dual identity shaped by living in different cultural contexts over a long period. These works are more than narratives of the artist’s own life; they are also like a mirror, inviting each visitor to consider how they define “borders” and “belonging” in a changing contemporary society.

Opening September 25, 2027, in the Basement Hall Gallery on Level G at M+, this exhibition is well worth setting aside an afternoon to take in, whether you’re a longtime contemporary art fan or simply looking for a space that might move you over the weekend.

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