Born in 1975, Ho Yoon Shin graduated from Chosun University in 2001. His awe-inspiring works has won him multiple awards in Korea and has been shown Japan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Germany, Bulgaria and USA.
“I am interested in social phenomena and approached the essence of it. I realised that the closer I approached it, I realised there is no essence. I think it is already intrinsic in me or you, being judged and evaluated by the inherent values in our things. Therefore, if examined in that viewpoint, I begin to understand why the power group of Korea has wanted to spilt all kinds of social systems, – the right and the left, social classes divided on its economic structure, dominance and subordination etc.” said Shin
Painstaking crafted by Shin, these intricate artworks are inspired by not just fundamental social and political conditions in Korea and the world today but also Buddhism’s philosophy of emptiness.
“Looking at a solid body made up through several layers…, we get to know that the system of the body is organised rather dangerously than strangely, and the system looks like the contemporary society. And its vacant surface and inside are getting filled with our inherent images to completion. In the end, it’s a story about the situation and a point where we fill a surface that doesn’t exist… and console and satisfy ourselves.”
Shin hand cuts each layer of the sculpture and coat them urethane that protects and preserves the high-fibre paper. Each layer is then carefully put together with coated paper joints that lend strength and stability to the artwork.
Awards
2000 - 4th medal in Dam-yang Bamboo Model Competition
2001 - Silver medal in Sul-ak Snow Sculpture Exhibition
2002 - Gold medal in Tae-baek International Snow Sculpture Exhibition
2002 - Special price in Busan Biennale in See Art Festival
2006 - ‘Hot rapport!’ at Gwang-ju Biennale Site 3
2011 - Silver Medal of Republic of Korea Paper Art Contest
2011 - 11th Ha Jung Woong Young Artist Invitation
Solo Exhibition
2005 - ‘Secret factory’ Vol.01, Gwangju, Korea
2007 - Strange Flowers, Secret Factory Vol.02, Gwangju, Korea
2011 - 3rd Solo exhibition ‘There is No Essence’, Gwangju, Korea
2012 - Solo Exhibition ‘Island’, 798, Beijing, China
2013 - ‘There is No Essence’ Artery, Bangkok, Thailand Group Exhibition
2000 - 2000 ARTFACTORY, Seoul, Korea
2001 - 3rd Alternative Space Exhibition of Group Fusion Center, Gwangju, Korea
2002 - Busan Beach Biennale, Busan, Korea
2003 - 5rd Alternative Space Exhibition of Group Fusion in library, Gwangju Korea
2004 - 1st International Art Book Fair at COEX. Seoul
2004 - Open studio in Gwangju City Museum of Art Studio for creative activity, Korea
2004 - Exhibited at Gwangju Biennale site 3, Gwangju, Korea
2005 - Vol.3 exhibition at Gwangju City Museum of Art, Korea
2005 - Exhibited at Frankfurt Book exhibition, Germany
2005 - Exhibited at Nam-bu Modern Art Festival, Gwangju, Korea
2006 - ‘Hot rapport!’, Gwangju Biennale Site 3, Gwangju city Museum of Art, Korea
2008 - Exhibited at Funstuz: Art and Play, Hangaram Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2008 - Exhibited at Delightful Zip, Chang Chon, Gwangju Biennale, Korea
2009 - Exhibited at Blue Dot Asia 2009 at Hangaram Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
2010 - Emerging Asian Artists at Gwangju Biennale, Korea
2010 - Artfair21 at Staatenhaus Am Rheinpark, Cologne, Germany
2011 - 1st Sofia International Paper Art Biennial at National Art Gallery & Alley Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2011 - Ha Jung Woong Young Artist Invitation at Gwangju Museum of Art, Korea
2011 - ‘Luggage-2nd Bangkok-Asia Young Artist Festival’, Artery, Bangkok, Thailand
2012 - Mudeung Tales, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China
2012 - Korean Zone, ARTMIA, Beijing, China
2012 - Exhibition of Famous Artists, Macau, China
2012 - Mudeung Tales, Henan Museum, Zhengzhou, China
2012 - Media Variegations, AAW, 798, Beijing, China
2013 - All about Korea, White Box, Munich, Germany
2013 - Korean Contemporary, Schultz Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2013 - Art Nova 100, 798 Space, Beijing, China
2013 - Kobe Biennale, Meriken Park, Kobe, Japan
2013 - HFAF. George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, USA
2013 - AAF 2013, Pit Building, Singapore
2013 - Art Nova 100, Shanghai 1929 Artspace, Shanghai, China
2013 - Art Nova 100, Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center, Shenzhen, China
2014 - The Essence of ‘i’, LWH Gallery, Shanghai