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Education
2004        Joint Programs at Kingston University, London and The Design Museum, London
                    Master of Curating Contemporary Design (MA) Graduation
1999        Graduate of the Department of Photography, Chung-Ang University College of Arts
 

Solo
2018        Let the Games Begin – S.J. Kunst Halle, Seoul, German Embassy in Korea
2017        See the Othe World at the End of the World. Art Space Ben, Seoul
                    Polar Heir, Blanca Berlin Galería, Madrid, Spain
                    Facades – Photograph Festival, Sin Título Galería, Bogota, Colombia
                    Intervention, Iwoospace, Seoul
2016        The Desert & Sea, Korean Embassy in Morocco
                    Fantasmagoría Korea - The Museum of Photography, Seoul
                    INNOCENCE, Yeongang Gallery on the Civilian Control Line, Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province
2015        POLAR HEIR, Arario Gallery, Seoul
2014        Ground Cloud - XVII Encuentros Abiertos, Festival de la Luz, Korean Cultural Center, Argentina, Buenos Aires

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Group
2020         South Pole, Cologne, Hannam Flagship, Seoul
                     Secret space, soul art center, Busan
                     Polar Heir, Space Moon, Competition
2019         Pasado, Presente, Futuro Past, Present, Future, Korean Cultural Center, Madrid, Spain
                    Greentopia, Fukuoka, Japan
                    Polar Heir - External Installation, Ballarat International Foto Bienale, Australia
2018        Let the Games Begin, German Embassy, Korea
2017        From the Edge of View, Art Space Ben, Seoul, Korea

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​Filming & Project
2016        Official Trailer Film at the 2016 Busan International Film Festival
2015        Seoul Environmental Film Festival Official Trailer Film
2014        Naver Logo Art Project, September 16, 2014 to commemorate World Ozone Layer Protection Day
2012        Amor Fati - Bio OKO Art Cinema, Prague, Czech Republic

 

 

Introduction

Han Sungpil practices art mainly by means of photography, video, and installations, covering subjects such as environmental issues, originality & imagine, history, and the relation between the real and the represented. He also enjoys understanding diverse cultures and exploring nature further interpreting our everyday world. Sungpil’s sensibility in his work often includes a sense of humor, while including sublime elements of beauty. His works have been exhibited and collected at notable museums and biennials around the world, including U.S.A, France, Germany, England, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Russia, Slovakia, Lithuania, U.A.E, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Cuba, Argentina, Mongolia, Japan, China and Korea.