Jungyoon Hyen

□ Stay in 2022
□ E-mail : jungyoonhyen@gmail.com
□ URL : https://www.jungyoonhyen.space
□ SNS : @jungyoonhyen

Biography
Jungyoon Hyen takes interest in the relationships formed between society, individuals, and communities. The artist references different aspects of beings that operate their everyday lives within their situated power dynamics. Hyen's sculptures contain body parts (including expressions, body language, rhythm, and more). The artist goes through a process of clustering and subjectifying these sculptures. Then she uses this process to fluidly map out chronological events. This allows her to explore various ways to meditate on subjects and imagine the formations of new communities. Hyen’s recent interest lies in projecting certain behaviors on sculptures and treating the sculptures as actors. Hence the exhibitions become their stage. The artist proposes various scenarios by meticulously controlling the sculptures' gaze and their roles within the said stages.

Hyen exhibited internationally including See yOu dOwN tHe RoAD, Factory2, Seoul, 2021; Young Korean Artists 2021, MMCA Gwacheon, Gwacheon, 2021; and I swim to cry, Songeun Art Cube, Seoul, 2020. Hyen also took part in many international residencies such as MMCA Goyang Residency, Goyang, 2021 and K’arts Studio, Seoul, 2019.

Education
2017 MA Sculpture, Royal College of Art,
2013 BFA Painting, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea

Solo Exhibitions
2021 See you down the road, Factory2, Seoul, Korea
2020 I swim to cry, Songeun Art Cube, Seoul, Korea
2019 You Again, os, Seoul, Korea
2018 Walking on Tiptoes, Korean Cultural Centre UK, London, UK
2017 MAMA NEVER TOLD ME HOW MY DREAMS WILL BE SHATTERED, The Foxhole Project, London

Selected Group Exhibitions
2021, Young Korean Artists 2021, MMCA Gwacheon, Gwacheon, Korea
2019 Pleasure of misinterpretation, Space 55, Seoul, Korea
2019 Let’s go through this again, Portland Works, Sheffield, UK
2017 SHOW RCA 2017, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2017 Creekside Open 2017, A.P.T Gallery, London, UK
2017 Open Studio, Camden Arts Centre, London, UK
2016 Dialogues on the Threshold, St Pancreas Crypt Gallery, London, UK
2016 Hechos, La Ira de Dios, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2016 Borders Are For Crossing, The Royal Edinburgh Sculpture Court, Edinburgh, UK
2014 ARTisans, Space K, Seoul, Korea
Awards and Grants
2021 Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture Arts Support
2020 Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture Arts Support
2019-2020 Songeun Art Cube
2017 2018 The Korean Cultural Centre UK and SPACE Studio Award
2014 ARTisans-Louis Vuitton Workshop

Residency
2021 MMCA Goyang Residency, Goyang, Korea
2019 K’ arts Studio, Seoul, Korea
2018 SPACE Studio, London, UK
2016 La Ira de Dios, Buenos Aires, Argentina