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PARK JUNGKEUN

About: Park Jungkeun, born in Eumseong, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea in 1978, is an artist known for his warm-hearted portrayals of the ordinary people in our everyday lives. He received his education from the Photography Department at Kyungil University, the Graduate School of Chung-Ang University, and Germany's Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Since 2012, Park has dedicated himself to exploring the histories, people, and natural landscapes of Jeju Island.

One of his notable works, Mulsum, or The Texture of the Fatal Breath, captures the life of haenyeo (female divers of South Korea), reflecting the dynamic energy embodied in these female divers who navigate life through the process of challenging and surrendering to nature at the same time. This series portrays the haenyeo's faces holding their breath beneath the wobbling surface of water, encapsulating the very pulse of their existence. This work has grown more intense and expansive through collaborations and exhibitions. One such evolution is The Sea Getting Older Faster Than The Haenyeo, which portrays the changes in the ocean environment due to the Anthropocene climate crisis, as well as the haenyeo's struggles to adapt.

Park has also presented a variety of other series, including Ipdozo, which examines the hopelessness felt by younger generations who moved to Jeju attracted by its natural beauty. Another series, Push Forward: Secretly but Fiercely, depicts the unending conflict between development and the environment alongside backlashes from nature.

Education

2013
MFA Chung-ang University Photography, Seoul, Korea

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Solo Exhibition

2022
Chasm, Sahng-Up Gallery, Seoul
2021
Candy Sticks and Cigarette Smoke, Seoi Gallery, Seoul
2020
Ipdozo, Papasite, Jeju
2019
Ipdozo, KT&G Sangsangmadang Gallery, Seoul
2016
The Breath Of Jamnyeo, Gallery Lotus, Paju
2012
New Artist’s Exhibition, Gallery LUX, Seoul
2012
Space Where I Am Constructed, Toyota Photo Space, Busan

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Group Exhibition

2023
Ulsan International Environmental Photography Festival, Ulsan Culture & Arts Center, Ulsan
2023
Perhaps, Ecstasy, Sanjichun Gallery, Jeju
2023
4·3 Art Exhibition: Vigil of Memories, Guard of Boundaries, Art Space IAa, Jeju
2022
The Sea Getting Older Faster Than The Haenyeo (as project organizer)
2022
A Sealed Scenery, Sanjichun Gallery, Jeju
2021
PIC, KT&G Sangsangmadang Gallery, Seoul & Busan
2021
Collected Room, Studio 126, Jeju
2021
Turn Around Again, Paint The Spring, Jeju International Peace Center, Jeju
2021
4·3 Art Exhibition: A Certain Scenery, Jeju
2020
Udo 9th Scenery Project (public art project), Jeju
2020
Holy of Holies, Art Space IAa, Jeju
2020
Particular, Separated, Special (trio show), Jeju Museum of Contemporary Art, Jeju
2020
Changed Everyday Life And Unchanged Sceneries, Gallery TOMA, Daegu
2018
IAa Chronicles, Art Space IAa, Jeju
2018
The 10th KT&G SKOPF Artist of the Year Exhibition, GoEun Museum of Photography, Busan
2018
100 Minus 30, Artspace C, Jeju
2018
Dépaysement (duo show by Park Jungkeun & Jeon Eun-suk), EntrepotGallery, Australia
2018
The Narrative Of The Island And Wind, Art Space IAa, Jeju
2018
Infinite Conversation (duo show by Koh Seung Wook & Park Jungkeun), Space22, Seoul
2018
Daegu Biennale Young Photographers’ Show (as organizer), Daegu