About

* 1994 Seoul, Korea
lives and works in München and Seoul

2020 - 2023 Study at Academy of Fine Art, München, Prof. Alexandra Bircken
2018 - 2020 Study at Academy of Fine Art, Nürnberg, Prof. Michael Sailstorfer
2018 - 2020 Study at Academy of Fine Art, Leipzig, Prof. Joachim Blank
2016 - 2018 Study at Academy of Fine Art, Nürnberg, Prof. Ottmar Hörl
2013 - 2015 Study at Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul

Solo/Duo Exhibitions

2023 Bone On Bone Echoing, Sauers Berlin, DE
2022 A Smooth Exit From Eternal Inflation, SOMA 300, Berlin, DE
2022 Borderless Breath, Between Commas, Some Space, München, DE
2021 Play, Touch, Grip -sic! Elephanthouse, Lucerne, CH
2021 Paratexual Skin - Projektort 4D des BBK LEIPZIG e.V. Leipzig, DE
2019 The Piece Of Sculpt You Left In The Playground - HGB, Leipzig, DE
2018 Elsewhere is My Where, Akademie Galerie, Nürnberg, DE
2018 Stay Anonymous! - PrimaKunst, Stadtgalerie, Kiel, DE
2017 Room: Digital Materiality 101 - CICA Museum, Kimpo, KR
2017 Suche Eingeben - Vitrine am Hauptbahnhof Nürnberg, DE

Group Exhibitions

2024 A Little Bit of Solidarity Goes A Long Way - Zirka Space, Munich, DE
2024 MOUVEMENT 1 - System D, Malakoff, Paris, FR
2023 On Listening - Lothringer Halle 13, Munich, DE
2023 Debutant Exhibition - Halle 6, Munich, DE
2023 Tacker - Galerie der Künstler, Munich, DE
2023 Fragrant Tissues - beacon, Munich, DE
2022 Where An Eagle Meets Fish - Nokwoodang Culture And Arts, Haenam, KR
2022 Herbstball - Galerie im Schlosspavillon, Ismaning, DE
2022 installation - inter.pblc, Copenhagen, DK
2022 Shallow Holes, Hollow Shells - CIRCOLO -Lia Mostra d’Ert, St. Ulrich / Urtijëi, IT
2022 All that is solid melts into Air, Springbraettet 6a, Copenhagen, DK
2022 Liminal Bridges - Trauma Bar und Kino, Berlin, DE
2022 Januar - Goldberg Galerie, Munich, DE
2021 Rituale - Projektraum 145, Berlin, DE
2021 Vis a Vis - Gallery Baturina, Leipzig, DE
2021 Wild Hair : dissident hair practices - Apthk Lab, Wuppertal, DE
2021 To be successful in hunting, Think like a prey- Kunstpavillon München, DE
2021 Seasonal Black - Werkschauhalle, Leipzig, DE
2020 Eine Letzte Sache Noch - Alte Handelschule, Leipzig, DE
2020 Bodyscan, Körper der Gesellschaft - Burg in Tittmonig, DE
2020 Windwo Display - Fonda, Leipzig, DE
2020 Der River - curated by Michael Sailstorfer, Anselm Reyle, Gregor Hildebrandt, Halle 14, Baumwollspinnerei, Leipzig, DE
2019 We All Should Be Lichens - AO Kunsthalle, Leipzig, DE
2019 Rrooaarr! - Tiergarten Nürnberg, DE
2019 Human Particles Of The Living Sun - The Art Foundation, Athens, GR
2019 Backup - Projektraum KA, Leipzig, DE
2019 Art Teleported - CICA Museum , New York, US
2018 It’s Just A Matter Of Utility - Lindenauer Hafen, Leipzig, DE
2017 Going Headless - curated by Övül Durmusoglu, Adbk Nürnberg, DE
2017 Best Of - curated by Barbara Engelhard, Joana Maxellon AEG Halle, Nürnberg, DE
2017 Dada - Blindeninstitut Rückersdorf, DE

Residency

2024 K.A.I.R Artist in Residence, Košice, SK

Stipends / Awards

2023 Project Funding, Erwin und Giesla von Steiner Stiftung
2023 Catalog Funding, LfA Förderbank Bayern
2023 Debutant Promotion Award, Bayerisches Staatministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst
2022 Project Funding, Akademieverein, München
2022 Deutschlandstipendium, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
2020 Kunstkalender, LfA Förderbank Bayern
2019 Project Scholarship, Freunde der Akademie der Bildenden Künste Nürnberg e.V.
2018 Class Prize, Akademie der Bildenden Künste Nürnberg

Press

2024 Group Exhibition: MOUVEMENT 1, Paris, at Art Critique
2023 Solo Exhibition: Bone On Bone Echoing, Berlin, at Kubaparis
2023 Group Exhibition: Debutant Exhibition, Munich, at Süddeutsche Zeitung
2023 Group Exhibition: Fragrant Tissues, Beacon Art Gallery,
at Tzvetnik
at Kubaparis
2022 Group Exhibition: Where An Eagle Meets Fish, Nokwoodang Culture And Arts Foundation at Haenam Local Newspaper
at Kubaparis
at Ofluxo
2022 Group Exhibition: Herbstball, Galerie Ismaning, at Gallerytalk
2022 Group Exhibition: intallation, Copenhagen Fashion Week, at hypebae
2022 Solo Exhibition: A Smooth Exit From Eternal Inflation
at Ofluxo
at PASSE-AVANT
at Kubaparis
2022 Group Exhibition: To the Land II, at Kubaparis
2022 Group Exhibition: Hollow Shells, Shallow Holes
at Kubaparis
at La Usc Di Ladins
2022 Solo Exhibition: Borderless Breath, Between Commas at Kubaparis
2022 Group Exhibition: Liminal Bridges at AQNB
2021 Duo Exhibition: Rituale at Kubaparis
2021 Interview at Vasistas Magazine
2021 Solo Exhibition: Play, Touch, Grip Contemporary Art Pool
2020 Work: Sculpt Quarttete, Raumwww
2020 Group Exhibition: bodyscan, Körper der Gesellschaft, Chiemgau Zeitung
2020 Work: Playframe for Transcendental Bodies at Rundgan io
2020 Group Exhibition: We All Should Be Lichens, Leipziger Volkszeitung
2020 LfA Förderbank Bayern Kunstkalender

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