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Hongik univ. Metal art & Design BFA
Hongik univ. Sculpture BFA
About the artist
My studio is a kind of laboratory for alternative evolution.
The history of humanity began with the act of touching and shaping matter. From those primal moments of chipping stone, carving wood, and weaving fiber, humans broke away from the vast biological law of natural selection and began to design their own evolutionary path. The tools and civilization born from the act of 'making' granted us the powerful ability to restructure our environment rather than merely adapt to it. The sharp teeth and thick fur once required for survival have not degenerated. We have simply recreated them outside of our physical bodies, through tools under the name of 'craft.'
In my studio, I relentlessly reflect on the relationship between the fragile human body, which has lost its sharp claws, and the technology—civilization, tools, and craft—that has filled that void. Ultimately, using the 'artificially-made body' as my tool, I explore the portrait of humanity as we map out our own path of evolution.
