『Stollen² 슈톨렌² 』 (2025)
Stollen², published by the Korean collective Fuuri (@we.fuuri), is an independent publication that reflects on precariousness through the metaphor of the baking process of stollen. Rather than treating precariousness as a temporary emotional state experienced when entering the art world as it did in the first issue, the second issue approaches it as a structural condition embedded within the field itself. The publication traces the origins of precariousness to regional and class-based asymmetries in access to resources, and gathers voices of those living in a state of preparation, each working from a different position. I contributed a reader submission titled “A Mind Always in Departure,” in which I wrote about moving back and forth between Seoul and New York, and about seeking a place of my own through intentional movement.
Stollen², published by the Korean collective Fuuri (@we.fuuri), is an independent publication that reflects on precariousness through the metaphor of the baking process of stollen. Rather than treating precariousness as a temporary emotional state experienced when entering the art world as it did in the first issue, the second issue approaches it as a structural condition embedded within the field itself. The publication traces the origins of precariousness to regional and class-based asymmetries in access to resources, and gathers voices of those living in a state of preparation, each working from a different position. I contributed a reader submission titled “A Mind Always in Departure,” in which I wrote about moving back and forth between Seoul and New York, and about seeking a place of my own through intentional movement.
Seoul, Korea* (2023-Present)
Growing up in a country shaped by rapid economic development and layered influences from the West and Japan, I was always preoccupied with the question of what “Korean” means. This project began as a personal attempt to answer that question. I curated a digital archive that brings together artworks, designers, brands, landscapes, architecture, and cultural practices connected by a shared Korean sensibility. Under the guiding phrase “stories for learning to love the land I was born in,” the archive observes how Seoul absorbs external influences and reinterprets them into its own cultural expressions. It functions both as a lyrical documentation of home and as an inquiry into how cultural identity is continually remade through adaptation, translation, and reinterpretation.
Growing up in a country shaped by rapid economic development and layered influences from the West and Japan, I was always preoccupied with the question of what “Korean” means. This project began as a personal attempt to answer that question. I curated a digital archive that brings together artworks, designers, brands, landscapes, architecture, and cultural practices connected by a shared Korean sensibility. Under the guiding phrase “stories for learning to love the land I was born in,” the archive observes how Seoul absorbs external influences and reinterprets them into its own cultural expressions. It functions both as a lyrical documentation of home and as an inquiry into how cultural identity is continually remade through adaptation, translation, and reinterpretation.
Somewhere near New York/Seoul: Personal Essay Newsletter (2022–Present)
This independent newsletter series began as a side project during my time in New York, but it soon developed into a sustained exploration of how cities shape identity, perception, and cross-cultural experience. Somewhere Near New York and its sister project Somewhere Near Seoul weave personal narrative with cultural analysis, observing subtle textures of everyday urban life and examining how individuals translate themselves across cultural environments and how each city reveals a distinct fantasy.
This independent newsletter series began as a side project during my time in New York, but it soon developed into a sustained exploration of how cities shape identity, perception, and cross-cultural experience. Somewhere Near New York and its sister project Somewhere Near Seoul weave personal narrative with cultural analysis, observing subtle textures of everyday urban life and examining how individuals translate themselves across cultural environments and how each city reveals a distinct fantasy.
Interview and Column (2021–Present)
Working first as a student journalist in the university’s Development and Communications Office, and later as a community arts reporter for a graduate-run campus magazine, my role has remained essentially the same: to pay attention, to listen, and to bring visibility to stories that deserve to be seen. At Sogang, I reported on campus events and interviewed alumni in the arts, exploring not only their professional paths but how the university’s legacy continues to linger in their lives. In graduate school, I navigated cinemas, local galleries, and community book festivals, independently covering cultural events and translating their significance for wider audiences.
Working first as a student journalist in the university’s Development and Communications Office, and later as a community arts reporter for a graduate-run campus magazine, my role has remained essentially the same: to pay attention, to listen, and to bring visibility to stories that deserve to be seen. At Sogang, I reported on campus events and interviewed alumni in the arts, exploring not only their professional paths but how the university’s legacy continues to linger in their lives. In graduate school, I navigated cinemas, local galleries, and community book festivals, independently covering cultural events and translating their significance for wider audiences.
Read Interviews [KR]: Haeju Kim / Chanwook Park
Read Column: Park Chan-wook has 'No Other Choice' but to continue his craft in latest film
Read Column: Park Chan-wook has 'No Other Choice' but to continue his craft in latest film
Was here dying Silently (2021, Archived Project)
Selected for funding and recognition through The World Sogang Creates, this web-based project began as an inquiry into how experiences of distress circulate when they remain unspoken. This project takes the form of a digital space structured around asynchronous engagement, allowing visitors to encounter others’ narratives without the pressure of immediacy or exposure. I co-developed the concept, proposed the title “A Monument for Those Quietly Dying (조용히 죽어가는 이들을 위한 기념비),” and implemented the project via Cargo Collective, translating artistic intent into a functional web format.
Selected for funding and recognition through The World Sogang Creates, this web-based project began as an inquiry into how experiences of distress circulate when they remain unspoken. This project takes the form of a digital space structured around asynchronous engagement, allowing visitors to encounter others’ narratives without the pressure of immediacy or exposure. I co-developed the concept, proposed the title “A Monument for Those Quietly Dying (조용히 죽어가는 이들을 위한 기념비),” and implemented the project via Cargo Collective, translating artistic intent into a functional web format.
