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Han & Mona

About: Han & Mona is an artist duo, graduated at Royal College of Art in London. Emerging from photography and sculpture to installation, their work concerns the representation of architectural space and phenomenon of ruin, combining formats as disparate as large-scale photographic work and site-specific installations. As minorities living and staying in Asia and Europe, their research interests focus on overlooked and forgotten buildings that have either disappeared or transformed into ruins during the process of reconstruction. Through large-scale photographicvand site-responsive practices, they explore the ‘visual temporality’ of buildings, coexisting with the past and present, and historical, cultural, and social significance to deeply consider the theme of ‘minorities in society in urban spaces. They are interested in urban space, historical facades and modern construction - reading what lies behind the surface, re-evaluating invisible historical and social narratives. Han & Mona have exhibited and commissioned large-scale photographic installations at internationally renowned art institutions including; the ICA, Camden Arts Centre, Talbot Rice Gallery and SONGEUN, Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp. Their works are in the public collections including; The Royal Scottish Academy, MMCA, and Deauville City Photography Collection. They are the recipients of awards the Gilbert Bayes Award and Bloomberg New Contemporaries, and have received grants from the Arts Council Korea and Freelands Foundation.

Education

2015
MFA in Sculpture and Photography, Royal College of Art, London, UK

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Solo Exhibition

2019
Place in Reverse curated by Yuri Fukushima, Yamakiwa gallery, Niigata
2018
Site as Place, Show and Tell, Seoul
2018
Sediment, Patina, Displacement curated by Kim Youngki, OCI Museum of Art, Seoul
2017
We Existed Here, Red Gate, Beijing

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Group Exhibition

2023
On (Boards) IN (Box), Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp, Antwerp
2023
Paisajes de los días cotidianos, Centro Cultural Coreano en Argentina, Buenos Aires
2022
Between Futures, Gyeonggi Art Campus, Gyeonggi
2022
Meet me at the threshold, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh
2022
Aggregate, Freelands Foundation, London
2021
SONEUN Art Award, SONEUN, Seoul
2021
Memory Wall, Red Gate Gallery, Beijing
2020
Ecology: Nature and Human, Gyeonggi Cheonnyeongil Gallery, Gyeonggi
2019
Gilbert Bayes Award, The Royal Society of Sculptors & Grizedale gallery, London & Cumbria
2019
SSA|VAS, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2018
Satellite, Summerhall, Edinburgh
2018
Trading Zone, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh
2017
New Hero, Jaeneung Culture Center (JCC), Seoul
2017
CICA Contemporary Photography, CICA Museum, Gyeonggi
2016
Riptide, Korean Cultural Centre, London
2015
Bloomberg New Contemporaries, ICA & One Thoresby Street, London & Nottingham
2015
Showcase Two, Riverlight Quay, London
2015
Two Hundred Acres, Pump house Gallery, London
2015
Off Print, Tate Modern Turbine Hall, London
2015
Pause Patina, The Camden Arts Centre, London
2015
Latching Firm, The Camden Arts Centre, London