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• Korea, Photography

  Suyeon Yun

  05.24.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  I found Suyeon Yun’s works whimsical on many levels. Some pictures work because of effective titling, while others contain visual puns that gives the images an extra edge (best seen large). Incomplete Journey, split into three chapters, brings the viewer through several layers of Korean society.

  TOP TO BOTTOM, Eden, Speedo, Seoul Plaza I, Bouquet (from […]

• Korea, Contemporary, Photography

  Hong Sung-Do

  01.21.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Korean artist Hong Sung-Do has some interesting works using mixed media and photographs. The following installation used plexiglas, aluminum and photographs to distort viewer’s perception of the images.

  Tourist, 2006
  © Hong Sung-Do
  More of his works can be seen here.

• Korea, Contemporary, Photography

  Yeondoo Jung

  12.24.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  Yeondoo Jung’s Wonderland series transforms children’s crayon drawings into photographs that are part make-believe, part reality.
  For four months, Jung oversaw art classes in four kindergartens in Seoul and collected 1,200 drawings by children between the ages of five and seven. After pouring through them, he carefully selected 17 drawings and interpreted their meanings. Then he […]

• Korea, Photography

  Jeong-Mee Yoon

  12.18.07 | Permalink | 6 Comments

  The Pink and Blue Project by Korean photographer, Jeong-Mee Yoon, shows boys and girls with a collection of their personal items. The color pink represents femininity whilst blue represents masculinity, and we see the children surrounded by items that typify their gender.

  [all images from the Pink and Blue Project, 2005 - 2007, © Jeong-Mee Yoon]
  More […]

• Korea, Contemporary, Photography

  Jhinryung Oh

  12.07.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  Dream of a Spider Women by Korean Jhinryung Oh is unsettling. Set against Nature as a backdrop, the mysterious masked figures frightens and bewilders the viewer at the same time.

  [all images from Dream of the Spider Women (2003-2006), © Jhinryung Oh]
  She writes:
  Together with my dolls, I dream of rambling around another space. Refusing to accept […]

• Thailand, Korea, Documentary, Photography

  Yoonki Kim

  11.12.07 | Permalink | 7 Comments

  Yoonki Kim is a Korean currently living in Bangkok now. He recently sent me a link to a series of images, 70 Rai, made in Bangkok’s Klongtoey slum. The initial images were endearing; the smiles of the sitters radiant despite their surroundings. I was touched when I saw how happy they looked. Perhaps I miss […]

• Korea, Photography

  Bae Bien-U

  10.28.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  Bae Bien-U’s large-format photos of pines, mountains, land and seascapes are breathtaking to behold (even on my monitor). The connection Man has with nature is addressed in his works, they represent the artist’s desire to reassert nature’s presence in a society increasingly defined by technological change.

  [all images © Bae Bien-U]
  Check out his website to see […]

• Korea, Contemporary, Photography

  Kim Joon

  10.23.07 | Permalink | 5 Comments

  In Kim Joon’s works, the human body becomes the canvas. Tattooing is a social taboo in Korea, where it is preconceived to be carried only by criminals and prisoners. However, tattooing is fast becoming popular as the younger generation craves for more individuality. Yet, only qualified medical professionals can perform the procedures and many tattoo […]

• Korea, Photography

  Lee Yoon-jean

  10.17.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  Lee Yoon-jean’s tightly-cropped images of normal household objects are surrounded with great tension. Schooled at the famous Düsseldorf Academy of Art, she was mentored by Bernd and Hilla Becher, followed by Thomas Ruff. Their influence on her work is evident.
  From Deutsche Börse Group’s site:
  Yoon Jean Lee’s photos are sober and matter of fact; her approach […]

• Korea, Photography

  Hyun-Jin Kwak

  09.17.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Hyun-Jin Kwak was the receipient of the Hasselblad Foundation Victor Fellowship in 2005 for her series Girls in Uniform.

  © Hyun-Jin Kwak - High Noon

  © Hyun-Jin Kwak

  © Hyun-Jin Kwak

  © Hyun-Jin Kwak
  In her works Hyun-Jin Kwak examines the issues of culture and sense of belonging. These fabricated moments depict rituals of acceptance, things that girls do to […]

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