born in Seoul, Korea
lives and works in Berlin, Germany and Busan, South Korea




Education :

2019.  
MA, Spatial Strategies School of Arts Berlin-Weißensee, Germany
(Supervised by Christoph Wachter, Mathias Jud and Michael Schwarz)

2014-2015.
MA program, Art in Context, Berlin University of the Arts, Berlin, Germany

2007.
BS, Architecture Department, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea


Selected Exhibitions :

2019. STANDING BETWEEN EARTH AND MOON,
Kunsthalle am Hamburger Platz, Berlin, Germany

2018. PHOTOSYNTH, Media Art Symposium, Pécs, Hungary
OPPOTUNITY, Kunsthalle am Hamburger Platz, Berlin, Germany

2017. BLAUES RAUSCHEN, Schloss Eving, Dortmund, Germany
URBAN MACHEN, Oranien Platz, Berlin, Germany
DIE STRAßEN, Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee, Berlin, Germany

2016. VARIATION IN DISCO, Blomqvist Kunsthandel, Oslo, Norway
(Collaborative group show with Magnus Bjerk)

2015. KONTEXT LABOR BERNAU, Group exhibition, Collaboration with Cultural Center of Bernau and Institution of Art in Context (UDK), Bernau c/o Berlin, Germany

2014. THE 30TH SARAJEVO WINTER PAFF, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2013. THE 6TH INCUBARTE INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL, Valencia, Spain
LOCALIZE “ZUG UM ZUG” , Bahnhof Pirschheide, Potsdam, Germany MODERNE PROBE, Group Exhibition, Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Berlin, Germany


Performances in public space projects in Berlin :

2015. DON’T FORGET : SUNKEN MESSAGE, Soviet War Memorial, Berlin, Germany

2013. DON’T FORGET : FORGOTTEN MESSAGE, O2 Arena parking lot, Berlin, Germany

2012. FLANEUR, Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Berlin, Germany DON’T FORGET : FIGHT AGAINT OBLIVION, Warschauer Bridge, Berlin, Germany

2011. LEERGUT, Mauernpark, Berlin, Germany I DREW A CIRCLE, Subway Station, Berlin, Germany WHERE DOES THE BOX COME FROM, Former ice cream factory, Berlin, Germany


Honor / Grant/ Residency:

2015. FREIE PARZELLE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, Bernau, Germany

2014. OCA (Office of Contemporary Art) National Norwegian fund for art projects abroad. Sarajevo, BiH  “Collaboration with Magnus Bjerk”
PROJECT GRANT’, Norwegian Embassy, Sarajevo, BiH “Collaboration with Magnus Bjerk”

2013. Curators Selection Prize, The 6th Incubarte International Art Festival, valencia, Spain

서울 출생
현재 독일 베를린과 한국 부산을 오가며 거주하며 작업



학력 : 

2019.
미술학석사. 베를린 바이센제 국립예술학교 <공간학> 졸업. 베를린. 독일
2014-2015.
베를린 국립예술대학교 <Art in Context> 석사과정 1년 수학. 베를린. 독일
2007.
동국대학교 건축대학 학사 졸업. 서울. 한국


주요 전시 :


2019.
STANDING BETWEEN EARTH AND MOON, Kunsthalle am Hamburger Platz, 베를린, 독일

2018. PHOTOSYNTH, Media Art Symposium, 페츠, 헝가리
OPPOTUNITY, Kunsthalle am Hamburger Platz, 베를린

2017. BLAUES RAUSCHEN, Schloss Eving, 도르트문드, 독일 URBAN MACHEN, Oranien Platz, 베를린, 독일
DIE STRAßEN, Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee, 베를린, 독일

2016. VARIATION IN DISCO, Blomqvist Kunsthandel, 오슬로, 노르웨이
(Magnus Bjerk과의 협업 전시회)

2015. KONTEXT LABOR BERNAU, Group exhibition, Collaboration with Cultural Center of Bernau and Institution of Art in Context (UDK), 베르나우, 독일

2014. THE 30TH SARAJEVO WINTER PAFF, 사라예보, 보스니아

2013. THE 6TH INCUBARTE INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL, 발렌시아, 스페인
LOCALIZE “ZUG UM ZUG” , Bahnhof Pirschheide, 포츠담, 독일 MODERNE PROBE, Group Exhibition, Haus der Berliner Festspiele, 베를린, 독일


수상 / 레지던시 :

 
2015.
FREIE PARZELLE 레지던시 프로그램,  베르나우, 독일

2014.
OCA (Office of Contemporary Art) 노르웨이 현대미술 해외 전시 보조금.  - “Collaboration with Magnus Bjerk”
해외 프로젝트 장학금, 노르웨이 대사관- “Collaboration with Magnus Bjerk”











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