Do Ho Suh's 'Walk the House' Exhibition at Tate Modern Explores Migration Through Fabric Architecture

Do Ho Suh's exhibition 'Walk the House' is on view at Tate Modern in London from May 1 to October 26, 2025. The show, co-curated by Nabila Abdel Nabi and Dina Akhmadeeva, features the artist's fabric reconstructions of past dwellings, including the large-scale installation 'Nest/s' (2024). Suh's work addresses themes of migration, memory, and home through delicate architectural forms made from translucent materials. His practice draws from traditional Korean hanok architecture, which can be dismantled and rebuilt, a concept he translates into portable fabric structures. The exhibition includes nine installations, two videos, and seventy-seven works on paper, though notably excludes his earlier 'Fallen Star' series. Suh employs techniques like rubbing on hanji paper and stitching to create fragile yet enduring representations of spaces he has inhabited. The exhibition situates his work within broader contemporary art trends focusing on migration through material traces rather than linear narratives. It also connects to historical contexts of Korean cultural heritage and the labor of women weavers. The show has been organized with support from Genesis and features loans from institutions like the National Galleries of Scotland.