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Cho hyun taek1982

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Cho hyun taek

About: I explore the border zones where the urban and non-urban, the center and the periphery meet—spaces that feel both familiar and strange. Through photography, installation, and video, I observe these landscapes with close attention, focusing on the subtle traces of Korean everyday life. I am
particularly interested in remnants of folk beliefs, ritualistic symbols, and handmade objects imbued with people’s faith—things that often pass unnoticed. These elements, often found on the outskirts of cities or in places of transition, leave a deep visual and psychological impression even as they fade away. Through them, I seek to read the symbolic structures and cultural residues embedded in the collective unconscious of Korean society.

In my early work, I examined how masculinity in Korean society takes on distorted forms, exploring the intersection between personal experience and social context through photography. After Boy, Be Ambitious(2007–2009), my focus shifted toward peripheral urban landscapes transformed by the abstract yet powerful logic of “development.” In works such as Empty Rooms(2014–2019), I documented living spaces and communities gradually pushed aside and marginalized by urban change, reflecting on the boundaries between space, power, and existence. More recently, in Stone Market(2019–2023), I have turned my gaze toward the past, investigating how ancient shamanistic beliefs and
folk symbols persist in contemporary society and what meanings they continue to hold today.

Education

2013
Chosun University Graduate School, Aesthetics and Art History (studies abandoned)
2008
Dongshin University bachelor's degree, Photography and Videography

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Solo Exhibition

2022
House And Wall, Art Space Arum, Suwon
2021
Vacant Room, Naju Nabilera Culture Center, Naju
2019
Vacant Room, BMW Photo Space, Busan
2017
Bright Room, Gallery Riche, Gwangju
2016
Vacant Room – Photography, SPACE22, Seoul
2009
Boys! Be Ambitious, Art Space Pool, Seoul
2008
Boys Be Ambitious, Space VAVA, Seoul

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Group Exhibition

2025
A Faraway Today, Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2024
The World Worth Falling For, Gyeonggi Museum of Art, Ansan, Korea
2022
Gyeonggi Visual Art Grant Final Showcase: The Language Between, Danwon Art Museum, Ansan
2022
The 22nd Ha Jeongwoong Young Artists Invitational: Light 2022 – Collected Sceneries, Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju
2022
The 30th Anniversary Of Gwangju Museum of Art: Second Spring, Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju
2021
The 13th Gwangju Biennale: Minds Rising, Spirits Tuning, Gwangju
2020
Zeroth Person Perspective (Gyeonggi Creation Center’s featured exhibition), Gyeonggi Creation Center, Ansan
2019
Muan Seungwoo Oh Museum Of Art Invitational: In The Search For Lost Things, Muan Seungwoo Oh Museum Of Art, Korea
2018
Gwangju Museum of Art Beijing Art Studio 10th Residency Showcase, 798 Art Zone, Beijing, China
2018
Prague China-Europe International Art Biennale: Special Exhibition in Dingcun, Dingcun Museum, Lin Fan Art Museum, Shanxi, China
2018
Collection Exhibition Featuring 100 Artists, China Sea Art Museum, Weihai, China
2017
ACC Art Space Network Exhibition 2017: Cities Of Asia, Asia Culture Center, Gwangju
2012
The 9th Gwangju Biennale: Roundtable, Biennale Exhibition Hall, Gwangju