Hyundai Translocal Series: Entangled and Woven

A landmark exhibition bringing together the textile traditions and contemporary practices of Korea, India and the UK.

Hyundai Translocal Series: Entangled and Woven showcases newly commissioned works by eight contemporary artists and collectives, developed through research trips to India and Korea. These will be shown alongside textiles from the Whitworth’s collection, spanning over 400 years of textile history.

The featured artists are Boito, Yeonsoon Chang, Youngin Hong, Kaimurai, Kosomi, Somi Ko, PÉRO, Sumakshi Singh, and Jounghye Yoo. Centred on craft and community, this ambitious project is the part of the Hyundai Translocal Series, a multi-year initiative supported by Hyundai Motor Company that fosters international collaboration through research, commissions, exhibitions, and public programmes.

The exhibition launched at the Cheongju Craft Biennale in Korea in September 2025 and will travel to the National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy in New Delhi, India, in February 2026, before presenting at the Whitworth in July 2026.

10 July 2026 – 3 January 2027

Image: Jounghye Yoo, Gilded Veil A Mysterious Curtain Lightly Draped in Gold, 2025, installation view in Hyundai Translocal Series: Entangled and Woven, Cheongju Craft Biennale 2025 © Cheongju Craft Biennale Organizing Committee, photo by Wooil Kim

Exhibition credit: Hyundai Translocal Series: Entangled and Woven is co-organised by the Whitworth, The University of Manchester and the Cheongju Craft Biennale 2025, in collaboration with the National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy in New Delhi, and in partnership with Hyundai Motor.