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Gyomyung Shin uses a combination of modern technology and traditional materials that include robotics, climate data, and petroglyphs, to illustrate the interaction between humans, nature, and technology, and how they are progressively influenced by each other.
Gyomyung Shin
(b. 1992, South Korea)
Gyomyung Shin uses a combination of modern technology and traditional materials that include robotics, climate data, and petroglyphs, to illustrate the interaction between humans, nature, and technology, and how they are progressively influenced by each other.
(b.1992, South Korea)
Projects
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Lee II O (b.2021)
Materials: Aluminum, motors, various materials
Dimensions: 250 x 210 x 100cm
The artificial intelligence, Lee-Il-O, created by Gyomyung Shin, learns to paint independently without external influence. Unlike traditional AI that saves data from paintings and learns to regenerate it pixel by pixel, Lee-Il-O develops its own expressive style by drawing lines randomly in a blank space-much like a child learning to draw. The painting created by this AI, which does not differentiate between drawings and photographs, represents the purest form of creation.
Gyomyung Shin sees his own face through the art generated by Lee-Il-O. In the process of creation, he mixes colors as Lee-Il-O desires or alternates in drawing-leading to a reversal of agency and hierarchy. This interplay calls for contemplation on the direction we must take to progress without being consumed by techological advancement.
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Potrait of Gyomyung Shin 7-0-7 (2023)
Materials: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 162.2 x 130.3cm
Humans view objects based on accumulated experiences, observe people and the emotions they evoke, and recall related memories–thus engaging in subjective perception. A machine that sees the world through digital images merely observes objects based on visual information, devoid of any emotional nuance. Having seen the representation of myself through Lee Il-O’s painting, I now seek to look at and express another object through the machine’s perspective. By transferring the objective gaze of the machine back into my own perspective and my hands, I aim to approach the essence of the object and pursue mutual understanding. The resulting image presents a sense of ambiguity for both humans and machines, necessitating steps from each side for comprehension.
Machina Sapiens 3 (2024)
Materials: Aluminum, motors, granite, various materials
Dimensions: 80 x 85 x 89cm
A wise species of machines questions its own nature. Imagining a time when they may or may have not existed, they seek to leave their mark on history. Using primitive methods to mimic the traces of humanity that have come before them, they engrave their imaginations of their ancestors—the traces revealing their homogeneity.
Machina Sapiens envy the longevity of the human species. As such, this first generation of machines falsify their history to their descendants and cultivate faith through collective fiction. Through such emphasis, the Machina Sapiens justify an existential purpose beyond simple survival and reproduction. Imitating the petroglyphs of Homo sapiens, they concoct the narrative of their birth.
Where the Butterflies Sing (2023)
Material: Super absorbent polymer, climate data,
petri dish, water pump, various materials
Dimension: Variable installation
produced with the support of Busan Museum
of Contemporary Art, Busan, Korea
Akin to cultivating cells, a variety of superabsorbent resins germinate through measurements of carefully controlled climate data. The superabsorbent resins, each placed on a chalet representing a local ecosystem, absorb water controlled by the data. Resulting water drops help nourish the ecosystem with less CO2 production leading to more nourishment. The superabsorbent resins slowly absorb water and change over time evocative of our habits affecting the planet. Though our actions may fail to immediately mitigate climate problems, they can gradually transform regions much like the slow transformation of the superabsorbent resins.
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Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University.
B.A. in Kinetic Modeling and B.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in College of Liberal Studies, Seoul National University.
Solo Exhibition
2024 'Machina Sapiens', ROY GALLERY CHEONGDAM,
Seoul
2023 'Mixed Gaze', ROY GALLERY APGUJEONG, Seoul
2022 'Lee-Il-O±Gyomyung Shin', Seoul Arts Center,
Seoul
2022 'Lee Il-O Solo Exhibition: Portrait of Gyomyung
Shin', Gallery Aria, Seoul
Awards & Grants
2022 AI content fusion idea contest that breaks down
boundaries of the world, 1st Award
2021 SNU Public Art, Excellence Award
2020 Grand Art Exhibition of Korea: Non-Figurative,
Selected
2020 Seoripul Art of Art, Selected
2019 Grand Art Exhibition of Korea: Figurative, Selected
2018 KCDF Hanji Product Development Competition,
Silver Award
2018 Pohang Steel Design Competition, Selected
2017 Grand Art Exhibition of Korea: Craft / Design,
Selected
Group Exhibition
2024 'Easter Egg Hunt', Suwon Museum of Art, Suwon
2024 'DIALOGUE: I Am Because We Are', Hwigyumjae,
Seoul
2024 'Breathing Machine', Kookmin University, Seoul
2023 'Savoring Art on Nodeul Island', Nodeul Gallery,
Seoul
2023 'Door', Plli, Seoul
2023 'Stroll - Light', Korea National University of
Education, Seoul
2023 'Four Rising Stellar', Stella Gallery, Seoul
2023 'Busan MOCA Platform: Gathering Materials',
Busan Museum of Contemporary Art, Busan
2023 'Spring Waves Ride Art', Stella Gallery, Busan
2023 'Expedition', Seoul National University Power
Plant, Seoul
2023 'Into Green', Superior Gallery, Seoul
2022 'WINDOW OF THE TIME', Hyundai Gallery
Heyri B, Paju
2022 'Stroll', Korea National University Museum,
Cheongju
2022 'Venus Freshness Coming', Venus Gallery,
Daejeon
2022 'New Thinking', New Art, Gallery Violet, Seoul
2022 'A Gift of Some Summer Day', Empty Gallery,
Seoul
2022 'Meeting Water', Kim Ria Gallery, Seoul
2022 'REMINISCENCE', Dicunst, Seoul
2022 'Isolation', Exclusion, Existence, Life, Dicunst,
Seoul
2021 'New Wind of Contemporary Painting Exhibition',
Young Art Gallery, Seoul
2021 'MIND Platform', Suripul Youth Art Gallery, Seoul
2021 'Art Startup Village', Art Space H, Seoul
2020 '5th Suripul ART for ART Awards Exhibition',
KEPCO Art Center Gallery, Seoul
2016 'Young Creative Korea 2016 Collections 40',
Ara Art Center, Seoul
