Dongwan Hong
MFA 2020, Art Studio
I was born in Seoul, South Korea. Through my practice, I try to
reveal the various conditions involved in making an artwork in
order to rethink the value of art that is freed from its myth of
creativity. My work often employs the strategy of disguise, which
re-creates the boundaries between art and life within the
exhibition space such as the gallery or the museum. On the other
hand, I reconnect art with daily life by setting a new context
outside the institutions. In my search for the conditions of art
making, I begin to become curious about how it can be applied to
other artists and audience members in different social and
cultural environments, and how my own condition, as well as the
society to which I belong, is socially and culturally
distinct.