Stories are the currency of power. I have collaborated with shamans, architects, engineers, bank robbers, doctors, musicians, politicians, dancers, miners, actors, fishermen, stem cell researchers, developers and others to build metaphorical worlds which critique our own. I create operatic experiences which combine the traditional and digital; bronze-casting, textiles, metalwork, film and theatre, alongside CAD, CNC, 3D modelling and VR.

I studied Anthropology and Art History at the Sainsbury’s Centre of Visual Arts, before training as an artist in America and then at Central St Martins College of Art and Design in London. Following this I read Design & Technology Education at the University of Cambridge. My work engages with the things I care about. My solo exhibition at Somerset House (London) dealt with the alienation and despair of young unemployment and led to the banning of unpaid internships there, and was subsequently archived in the National Portrait Gallery. My collaborative Art + Science projects with institutions such as the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (S. Korea), Cornish Lithium (UK) and Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (US) have resulted in an array of 3D computer games, audio works and public sculptures which tackle a host of future forecasting issues such as mental health epidemics, cloning and the climate crisis. My architectural steel birds in IAP (Incheon, Korea) and ZK/U (Berlin, Germany) and The Factory (New Hampshire, U.S.) are permanent public sculptures commenting on the politics of borders. My installation work streamed into Tate Modern (London, UK) and exhibited in Seoul Museum of Art (Seoul, Korea) analysed the interaction between shamanism and christianity in South Korea. 

Formerly a lecturer in Environmental Design at the Institute for Creative Innovation / University for the Creative Arts (UK) and Xiamen University (China) and a lecturer in Art History at Digital Chosun Ilbo Global Education (S. Korea).

I am now a Doctoral Candidate at Harvard University (U.S.).

Photograph : Ethan Townsend

SOLO​ ​EXHIBITIONS (selected)

2022 - POWER, Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), South Korea.

2022 - Alexander in Mimesis, The Factory on Willow, Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.

2021 - Power from the Blazing Stone, Cornish Lithium / Deep Earth Synergies, Cornwall, U.K.

2018 - The Green Man of Spreepark​ ​(Collaboration​ ​with​ ​Ella​ ​Ziegler),​ ​Public​ ​Intervention​ ​at Spreepark Nature Reserve, Berlin, Germany. Funded by Arts Council Germany (Senatsverwaltung fur Kultur und Europa).

2017-​ ​​The​ ​Birds​ ​Who​ ​Stayed​ ​&​ ​The​ ​Birds​ ​who​ ​Left​,​ ​​Zentrum​ ​für​ ​Kunst​ ​und​ ​Urbanistik,​ ​Berlin, Germany.

2016 - Walking on the Sea, (Collaboration with Goldhawk Music), Siheung Cultural Foundation, Korea.

2016​ ​-​ ​​TIME​ ​SPACE​ ​GHOST​ ​MONEY​,​ ​Gallery​ ​G2,​ ​Incheon​ ​Art​ ​Platform,​ ​South​ ​Korea.

2015-​ ​​The​ ​Butterflies​ ​of​ ​Andukbul:​ ​Archiving​ ​the​ ​Cigarette​ ​Factory​ ​Workers​. In​ ​conjunction​ ​with Cheong-ju​ ​Biennale,​ ​Cheong-ju​ ​Cultural​ ​Industry​ ​Promotion​ ​Foundation,​ ​Cheong-ju,​ ​South Korea.

2015-​ ​​Mu-Dang:​ ​The​ ​Korean​ ​Shaman​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Year​ ​2100​ ​AD​​ ​(Old​ ​House​ ​Project​ ​exhibition),​ ​CAN Foundation,​ ​Seoul,​ ​Korea.

2014​ ​-​ ​​OH​ ​MY​ ​GOD​ ​:​ ​What​ ​you​ ​Believe​ ​in​ ​2100​ ​AD​,​ ​Solo​ ​at​ ​Seoul​ ​Culture​ ​Station​ ​284,​ ​South Korea​ ​(Also​ ​a​ ​solo​ ​show​ ​at​ ​Youngeun​ ​Museum​ ​May​ ​2014​ ​and​ ​a​ ​London​ ​fashion​ ​show​ ​at Dalston​ ​Department​ ​Store​ ​July​ ​2014).

2014​ ​-​ ​​A​ ​DANGEROUS​ ​FIGURE​​ ​:​ ​Stage​ ​II,​ ​Solo​ ​show​ ​between​ ​London,​ ​Manchester​ ​and Bristol,​ ​in​ ​Partnership​ ​with​ ​Don’t​ ​Panic​ ​Magazine,​ ​O2​ ​:​ ​Telefonica​ ​funded.

2014​ ​-​ ​​A​ ​Hidden​ ​Face:​ ​Immigrant​ ​Ambassadors​ ​of​ ​South​ ​Korea​,​ ​solo​ ​show,​ ​funded​ ​by​ ​Kyunggi Arts​ ​Council.​ ​Ansan,​ ​South​ ​Korea.

2013​ ​-​ ​​A​ ​DANGEROUS​ ​FIGURE​​ ​:​ ​Stage​ ​I,​ ​solo​ ​show​ ​at​ ​Somerset​ ​House​ ​London,​ ​The​ ​Bite Back​ ​Movement,​ ​O2​ ​funded.

2012​ ​-​ ​​Democratic​ ​Pressure​,​ ​The​ ​Bite​ ​Back​ ​Movement,​ ​Platoon​ ​Kunsthalle,​ ​Seoul.

GROUP​ ​EXHIBITIONS (Selected)

2024 - Human Augmentation Summit, MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

2022 - Nanji Access, Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA), South Korea.

2021 - Pandemic Art 1.0, Articulate Gallery, Denmark.

2020 - Art, Technology & the Body , Route 17 Media Arts Centre, South Korea.

2019 - Shades of Summer, Beaux Arts, London, UK.

2019 - Sculpture: Modern and Contemporary, Beaux Arts, London.

2017/18​ ​-​ ​The​ ​Poetry​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Real, Beaux Arts, London.

2017 - SEMA Guild, SEMA Storage Gallery, Seoul, Korea.

2017​ ​-​ ​​ODYSSEE​ ​(Collaboration​ ​with​ ​Ella​ ​Ziegler),​ ​Public​ ​Intervention​ ​at​ ​Möhnesee​ ​(North Rhine​ ​Westphalia),​ ​Kunstverein​ ​Arnsberg​ ​e.V.

2017​ ​-​ ​Rumours​ ​in​ ​the​ ​City,​ ​Seoul​ ​City​ ​Council,​ ​Seoul,​ ​South​ ​Korea.

2017-​ ​The​ ​Artience​ ​Project,​ ​Daejeon​ ​Art​ ​and​ ​Culture​ ​Foundation,​ The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), ​South​ ​Korea.

2017​ ​-​ ​​Open​ ​Haus​,​ ​ZK/U​ ​​Zentrum​ ​für​ ​Kunst​ ​und​ ​Urbanistik,​ ​Berlin,​ ​Germany.

2016 - An Extraordinary Discovery, Jeonju Cultural Council, South Korea.

2016​ ​–​ ​​The​ ​Internet​ ​Yami-Ichi​​ ​(Black​ ​Market​ ​/​ ​Offprint​ ​London),​ ​Tate​ ​Modern,​ ​London,​ ​UK 2016​ ​–​ ​International​ ​Artists​ ​Exhibition,​ ​Seoul​ ​Art​ ​Space​ ​Geumcheon,​ ​Seoul,​ ​South​ ​Korea.

2015​ ​-​ ​​Plastic​ ​Myth​:​ ​Asia​ ​Culture​ ​Centre​ ​opening​ ​exhibition,​ ​Gwangju,​ ​South​ ​Korea.

2015​ ​–​ ​​Young​ ​Artist​ ​Project​ ​Exhibition​​ ​(YAP),​ ​Daegu​ ​Art​ ​Fair,​ ​The​ ​Twinkle​ ​World.

2014 - Transmute : Digital Experiments for Sensory Beings, Phoenix Art Gallery, Brighton, UK.

2013​ ​–​ ​​Talking​ ​Crest​ ​Festival,​ ​European​ ​Union,​ ​Camden​ ​and​ ​Islington​ ​Councils,​ ​Eurostar, Argent,​ ​and​ ​Central​ ​Saint​ ​Martins​ ​College​ ​of​ ​Art​ ​and​ ​Design.​ ​Also​ ​an​ ​installation​ ​for​​ ​TRACTION: Eurostar​ ​Music​ ​Festival​​ ​in​ ​the​ ​same​ ​year.

2013​ ​-​ ​​EUPA​ ​Jesolo​,​ ​collaboration​ ​between​ ​the​ ​European​ ​Union,​ ​The​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Jesolo,​ ​and Central​ ​Saint​ ​Martins​ ​College​ ​of​ ​Art​ ​and​ ​Design.

2012​ ​-​ ​​EUPA​ ​Maribor​,​ ​collaboration​ ​between​ ​the​ ​European​ ​Union,​ ​The​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Maribor​ ​(2012 European​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Culture),​ ​and​ ​Central​ ​Saint​ ​Martins​ ​College​ ​of​ ​Art​ ​and​ ​Design.

ART FAIRS / BIENNALES

2020 - Barcú Biennale, Colombia.

2020 - London Art Fair, UK.

2019 - London Art Fair, UK.

2018 - London Art Fair, UK.

2017 - Berlin Art Fair, Germany.

2016 - La​ ​Nuit​ ​De​ ​L’Instant​,​ ​Les​ ​Ateliers​ ​de​ ​l'Image,​ ​Centre​ ​Photographique​ ​de​ ​Marseille, France.

2015 - Daegu Art Fair, South Korea.

2015 - Cheongju Biennale, South Korea.

RESIDENCIES

2022 - SeMA Seoul National Museum of Art, Nanji Residency, Seoul, Korea.

2022 - The Factory on Willow, Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.

2021 - Artist in Mining, residency at Cornish Lithium mines, Deep Earth Synergies, U.K.

2017​ ​-​ ​Stiftung​ ​Künstlerdorf​ ​Schöppingen,​ ​Germany.

2017 - Artience Korean Research Institute of Science and Standards (KRISS), Daejeon, Korea.

2017​​ - ​​​ZK/U ​​BERLIN​​—​​Center​​ for ​​art ​​and ​​Urbanistics, ​​Germany.

2016​ ​–​ ​Stiftung​ ​Künstlerdorf​ ​Schöppingen,​ ​Germany.

2016​ ​–​ ​Incheon​ ​Art​ ​Platform,​ ​South​ ​Korea.

2016​ ​–​ ​Seoul​ ​Art​ ​Space​ ​Geumcheon,​ ​South​ ​Korea.

2015​ ​–​ ​TEMI​ ​Artist​ ​Residency,​ ​Daejeon,​ ​South​ ​Korea.

2014​ ​-​ ​Youngeun​ ​Museum,​ ​Kyunggi-do,​ ​South​ ​Korea.

2012​ ​-​ ​Caledonian​ ​Road​ ​Festival​ ​Artist​ ​in​ ​Residence,​ ​London,​ ​U.K.

AWARDS​ ​&​ ​GRANTS

2024 - Harvard Dean’s Merit Award | GSD Doctorate of Design Grant | GSD Merit Grant.

2022-23 - Charles Fox Prize, awarded by the University of Cambridge.

2022 - Winner, Best Podcast of 2022, Dark Comedy Film Festival, California, Los Angeles, US. (Gold).

2021 - Award finalist in the Cinemonic Podcast Festival, for ANGER, U.S.

2020​ ​-​ ​ARKO​ ​Korean​ ​foundation,​ ​Exhibition​ ​grant, South Korea.

2020 - Freelands Foundation, UK.

2018 - Funded by Arts Council Germany (Senatsverwaltung fur Kultur und Europa).

2017​ ​-​ ​​Foundation​ ​Künstlerdorf​ ​Schöppingen​, Germany.

2017​ ​-​ ​ARKO​ ​Korean​ ​foundation,​ ​International​ ​artist​ ​grant, South Korea.

2017 - Funded by Arts Council Germany (Senatsverwaltung fur Kultur und Europa).

2016​ ​-​ ​Art​ ​Council​ ​England​ ​Funded,​ ​England.

2016​​ - ​​​Foundation​​ Künstlerdorf​​ Schöppingen​​​, Germany.

2016​ ​-​ ​ARKO​ ​Korean​ ​foundation,​ ​International​ ​artist​ ​grant, South Korea.

2015​ ​–​ ​CAN​ ​Foundation,​ ​Old​ ​House​ ​Reborn​ ​Project,​ ​Seoul,​ ​South​ ​Korea.

2015​ ​–​ ​Cheong-ju​ ​Cultural​ ​Industry​ ​Promotion​ ​Foundation,​ ​South​ ​Korea.

2014​ ​-​ ​Kyunggi​ ​Arts​ ​Council​ ​Grant,​ ​Ansan,​ ​South​ ​Korea.

2014​ ​-​ ​Daejeon​ ​Art​ ​and​ ​Culture​ ​Foundation​ ​Grant,​ ​Daejeon,​ ​South​ ​Korea.

2014​ ​-​ ​O2:​ ​Telefonica​ ​Think​ ​Big​ ​Grant,​ ​UK.

2013​ ​-​ ​O2:​ ​Telefonica​ ​Think​ ​Big​ ​Grant,​ ​UK.

2013​ ​-​ ​Art​ ​Council​ ​England​ ​Funded,​ ​England.

2012 - Secret Garden Party Funding.

Education

2024 - Current

Harvard University -​ ​Boston, U.S.

Doctorate of Design (Pending)

2023​ ​- 2024

University of Cambridge -​ ​Darwin College, Cambridge, UK

Masters of Education

2022​ ​- 2023

University of Cambridge -​ ​Darwin College, Cambridge, UK

Postgraduate Certificate of Education, Design & Technology (Completed, winning the Charles Fox Prize)

2011​ ​- 2013

Central​ ​Saint​ ​Martins​ ​College​ ​of Art​ ​and​ ​Design -​ ​​London, UK

MA​ ​Narrative​ ​Environments​ ​(Distinction)

2009

Corcoran​ ​College​ ​of​ ​Art - Washington​ ​D.C., US

9​ ​Postgraduate​ ​Credits​ ​(one​ ​semester)​ ​in Fine​ ​Art​ ​(AAB)

2006​ ​- 2009

University​ ​of​ ​East​ ​Anglia - Norwich, UK

Joint​ ​Honors​ ​Degree​ ​in​ ​Art​ ​History, Anthropology​ ​and​ ​Archaeology​ ​(Upper​ ​2.1 / thesis with Distinction)

 

EDUCATION​ ​PROGRAMS​ ​| ​LECTUREs | Conferences | SumMits

Workshops

2024 - A Monumental Weekend - Co-design monument workshop with The Ledward Centre, University of Cambridge and Barclays Eagle Labs.

2016​ ​–​ ​Incheon Art Platform Camp​ ​–​ ​5​ ​week​ ​practical​ ​workshop​ ​and​ ​lecture​ ​series​ ​resulting​ ​in a​ ​permanent​ ​installation​ ​with​ ​high​ ​school​ ​students.​ ​Incheon​ ​Art​ ​Platform.​ ​South​ ​Korea

2014​ ​-​ ​Artience​ ​Camp​ ​-​ ​5 week International​ ​workshop,​ ​lecture​ ​series,​ ​exhibition​ ​between​ ​Artience Foundation,​ ​The​ ​Bite​ ​Back​ ​Movement,​ ​The​ ​Korean​ ​Advanced​ ​Institute​ ​of​ ​Science​ ​and Technology​ ​(KAIST),​ ​Central​ ​Saint​ ​Martins​ ​College​ ​of​ ​Art​ ​and​ ​Design.​ ​Creative​ ​Director,​ ​tutor, participating​ ​artist,​ ​graphic​ ​designer​ ​and​ ​lecturer.​ ​Daejeon,​ ​South​ ​Korea / London, UK.

2014​ ​–​ ​Youngeun​ ​Museum​ ​education​ ​workshop.​ ​Practical​ ​art​ ​workshops​ ​with​ ​high​ ​school students.​ ​Gyunggido,​ ​South​ ​Korea.

2013​ ​–​ ​​Talking​ ​Crest​ ​Festival.​ ​​3 months​ ​of​ ​workshops​ ​and​ ​installations​ ​culminating​ ​in a​ ​festival​ ​in​ ​King’s​ ​Cross,​ ​London.​ ​European​ ​Union,​ ​Camden​ ​and​ ​Islington​ ​Councils,​ ​Eurostar, Argent,​ ​and​ ​Central​ ​Saint​ ​Martins​ ​College​ ​of​ ​Art​ ​and​ ​Design.​ ​Also​ ​an​ ​installation​ ​for​​ ​TRACTION: Eurostar​ ​Music​ ​Festival​​ ​in​ ​the​ ​same​ ​year.

Conferences, Summits & Published Papers

2024 - Presenting artist at the Human Augmentation Summit 2024, MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

2024 - Kaleidoscope 2024, “Multiverses of Learning - Fresh Perspectives in our Ever-Changing World”, The University of Cambridge.

2023 - PATT40: The 40th International Pupils’ Attitudes Towards Technology Research Conference. “If D&T wasn’t so easy, I wouldn’t be so good at it”: Nonverbal Ability and Confidence. Alexander Augustus Greenhalgh, The University of Cambridge. Hosted by Liverpool John Moores University, 1st November 2023. https://openjournals.ljmu.ac.uk/PATT40/article/view/1731/955.

Lecturing Roles

2023 - Lecturer of “Environmental Design“ at the Institute for Creative Innovation / University for the Creative Arts (UK) and Xiamen University (China). Department of Architecture and Spatial Design.

2015-16 - Lecturer of “Western Art History“ at Digital Chosun Ilbo Global Education, Seoul South Korea - Undergraduate partnership course with Sussex University and Coventry University (UK). I wrote the school syllabus, lectured and ran seminars from prehistoric art to contemporary, set the exams and assessed students.

2015-16 - Lecturer of “Research Skills and Portfolio Presentation“ at Digital Chosun Ilbo Global Education, Seoul South Korea - Undergraduate partnership course with Sussex University and Coventry University (UK). I wrote the school syllabus, lectured and ran sketchbook workshops.

Guest Lectures

2023 - “Meta-Monuments : Storytelling, Collaboration and the Proxy-Wars of Public Art.“ University of Cambridge, Darwin College, UK.

2022 - Guest lecturer, Southern New Hampshire University, US.

2021 - Guest lecturer and art tutor, Newlyn Art School, UK.

2016​ ​-​ ​Lecture​ ​at​ ​Central​ ​Saint​ ​Martins​ ​College​ ​of​ ​Art​ ​and​ ​Design,​ ​Spatial​ ​Design​ ​Department. London,​ ​UK.

2015​ ​–​ ​Seoul​ ​National​ ​University,​ ​Communication​ ​Design​ ​Department​ ​Lecture.​ ​Seoul,​ ​South Korea.

2014​ ​-​ ​Central​ ​Saint​ ​Martins​ ​College​ ​of​ ​Art​ ​and​ ​Design,​ ​MA​ ​Narrative​ ​Environments​ ​Lecture. London,​ ​UK.

2013​ ​-​ ​Halla​ ​University​ ​Guest lecture.​ ​Seoul,​ ​South​ ​Korea. 

2013​ ​-​ ​Korea​ ​Polytechnics​ ​Guest lecture.​ ​Seoul,​ ​South​ ​Korea.

 

THEATRE / Performance

2016​ ​–​ ​​The​ ​Gate​ ​of​ ​Silence​,​ ​Namsan​ ​Theatre,​ ​Seoul.​ ​Collaboration​ ​between​ ​Modeun​ ​Kim​ ​and The​ ​Bite​ ​Back​ ​Movement

2016​ ​–​ ​​Here​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Beginning,​ ​There​ ​at​ ​the​ ​End​,​ ​Cheongju​ ​Cultural​ ​Council​ ​Theatre,​ ​Cheongju. Collaboration​ ​with​ ​Ham​ ​Su-youn,​ ​traditional​ ​Korean​ ​performer

2015​ ​–​ ​​OH​ ​MY​ ​GOD:​ ​2100​ ​AD​ ​Shamans​ ​and​ ​Goblin​ ​Wind​​ ​(contemporary​ ​dance​ ​performance), Seoul​ ​Culture​ ​Station​ ​284,​ ​Seoul,​ ​South​ ​Korea

2013 – Shadow City, educational workshop series and participatory installation for Umbrella Dance Festival. University of the Arts London, Arts Council England. London, UK

2012​ ​–​ ​​The​ ​Cult​ ​of​ ​Janus​,​ ​installation​ ​and​ ​performance.​ ​Secret​ ​Garden​ ​Party​ ​Music​ ​Festival,​ ​UK

 

​WORK​ ​IN PERMANENT​ ​PUBLIC​ ​Spaces / COLLECTIONS

Meleagris Live Free or Die (2022). 5 steel sculptures mounted a The Factory on Willow residence and amphitheatre. Acquisitioned​ ​March​ ​2022.

The Birds Who Stayed​ ​(2017).​ ​2​ ​steel​ ​sculptures​ ​mounted​ ​on​ ​the​ ​roof​ ​of​ ​ZK/U Berlin,​ ​Germany.​ ​Acquisitioned​ ​May​ ​2017.

Orchogany:​ ​11​ ​Gods​ ​Reborn​ ​(2016).​ ​11​ ​steel​ ​sculptures​ ​mounted​ ​on​ ​the​ ​roof​ ​of​ ​Incheon​ ​Art Platform​ ​building​ ​‘H’.​ ​Incheon,​ ​South​ ​Korea.​ ​Acquisitioned​ ​May​ ​2016.

The​ ​Crown​ ​of​ ​Grandmother​ ​Samshin​ ​(2015),​ ​from​ T​​he​ ​Shamans​ ​of​ ​Neo-Joseon​​ ​series.​ ​Steel sculpture,​ ​1.5mx30cmx30cm.​ ​Asia​ ​Culture​ ​Centre,​ ​ACC.​ ​Gwangju,​ ​South​ ​Korea.​ ​Acquisitioned November​ ​2015.

Here​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Beginning,​ ​There​ ​at​ ​the​ ​End:​ ​The​ ​Pollock​ ​God​ ​of​ ​Cheongju​ ​(2015).​ ​Permanent installation,​ ​30x50x50m​ ​/​ ​Sculpture​ ​3mx50cmx100cm.​ ​Cheongju​ ​Cultural​ ​Foundation. Acquisitioned​ ​November​ ​2015.​ ​Acquisitioned​ ​October​ ​2015.

OH​ ​MY​ ​GOD:​ ​What​ ​you​ ​Believe​ ​in​ ​2100AD​ ​Book​ ​(2014),​ ​from​ ​the​ O​​ H​ ​MY​ ​GOD​​ ​series.​ ​Book, 50x30x4cm.​ ​Youngeun​ ​Museum,​ ​Kyunggido​ ​Gwangju,​ ​South​ ​Korea.​ ​Acquisitioned​ ​March​ ​2014.

Angel​ ​Print​ ​6​ ​(2014),​ ​from​ ​the​ ​​OH​ ​MY​ ​GOD​​ ​series.​ ​Large​ ​print​ ​on​ ​fabric​ ​3x1m.​ ​Youngeun Museum,​ ​Kyunggido​ ​Gwangju,​ ​South​ ​Korea.​ ​Acquisitioned​ ​March​ ​2014.

A​ ​DANGEROUS​ ​FIGURE:​ ​Young​ ​and​ ​Unemployed​ ​in​ ​the​ ​UK​ ​(2013).​ ​Print​ ​on​ ​paper​ ​21x27cm. Archived​ ​in​ ​The​ ​National​ ​Portrait​ ​Gallery,​ ​London,​ ​UK. Acquisitioned​ ​January​ ​2014.