Prologue — When Light Speaks Faith
This November, Seoul speaks the language of faith through art. In one corner, a church gallery illuminates the quiet devotion of a young painter. Across the city, a bustling mall becomes a sanctuary of light and sound.
At the Sarang Art Gallery in Seocho, the prodigious artist Akiane Kramarik reveals the face of Jesus painted in the glow of divine light. At Lotte Mall Gimpo Airport, the immersive exhibition King of Kings unfolds the story of Christ’s life through media art on a grand scale.
Together, these two spaces ask a single question: When faith finds its expression in art, what changes?
Scene 1 — The Journey of Light at Sarang Art Gallery: Akiane Kramarik — A Journey of Faith through Art
Beneath the sanctuary of Sarang Church, the Sarang Art Gallery now glows with the quiet record of a child’s faith. At eight years old, Akiane Kramarik painted the face of Jesus—an image the world would come to know as Prince of Peace. His eyes, filled with gentleness and mystery, still seem to gaze back at the viewer as if heaven itself were meeting our eyes.
Her current exhibition, A Journey of Faith through Art, gathers more than twenty works tracing her spiritual and artistic pilgrimage—from Forgive Them, Father to Jesus: The Missing Years. Light, music, and image merge to create what she calls “a visual prayer.”
“I see light, and I paint it.” — Akiane Kramarik
Her paintings are not mere illustrations of belief; they are meditations in color. Each brushstroke feels like a whispered psalm, and before her canvases one senses not performance, but presence.
Exhibition Info
• Dates: Nov 2 – Dec 7 , 2025
• Venue: Sarang Art Gallery (B5, Sarang Church, Seocho-gu, Seoul)
• Admission: Free (on-site registration)
Scene 2 — The Drama of Redemption at Lotte Mall Gimpo Airport: The King of Kings "The Greatest Love"
In the heart of a busy shopping complex, light becomes liturgy. The King of Kings exhibition at Lotte Mall Gimpo Airport reimagines the life of Jesus through immersive media art and sculptural installation.
As its title proclaims, “The King of Kings,” the exhibition traces Christ’s story from birth to resurrection in sweeping visual form. Sound, projection, and kinetic sculpture invite the audience to step not merely into a gallery, but into the narrative itself.
At the center stands The Cross of Light—a towering vertical beam that pierces the space with white brilliance while music and video converge around it. Visitors pause, some in silence, some in prayer. Though housed within a mall, the message resounds clearly:
“He is still with us today — in the midst of the ordinary.”
Exhibition Info
• Dates: Oct 31, 2025 – Apr 30, 2026
• Venue: Lotte Mall Gimpo Airport Exhibition Hall (77 Haneul-gil, Gangseo-gu, Seoul)
• Admission: Adults ₩22,000 / Youth ₩20,000 / Children ₩17,000
Epilogue — Two Spaces, One Message
A quiet chapel and a crowded mall—two vastly different sanctuaries, yet both tell the same story. Akiane’s brush reveals the face of Light, while The King of Kings unveils the story of Light. Where prayer meets culture,
faith no longer hides within the walls of the church. It becomes image, sound, and illumination.
“Art is the record of faith, and faith is the language that art leaves behind.”
In these works, belief is not merely professed—it is seen, felt, and embodied. And perhaps that is what true Reformed imagination has always sought: to perceive the glory of God not only in doctrine, but in the beauty of creation and the craftsmanship of human hands.
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