Yeondoo Jung b. 1969

EDUCATION :

M.F.A., Goldsmith College, University of London, London, UK; Diploma in Sculpture, London Institute, Central Saint Martin College of Art, London, UK; B.F.A. in Sculpture, Seoul National University, College of Fine Arts, Seoul, South Korea

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

SOLO - 2007 Wonderland , Galeria Espacio Minimo, Madrid, Spain; A rtist of the Year , Korean National Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea ; 2006 Are You Lonesome Tonight? , Kukje Gallery, Seoul, South Korea; 2005 Wonderland , Tina Kim Fine Art, New York, USA; 2004 Beat It , Insa Art Center, Seoul, South Korea; 2003 Bewitched , Gallery Loop, Seoul, South Korea; 2002 Chinese Lucky Estate , 1A Space, Hong Kong; Tokyo Brand City , Koyanagi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan; 2001 Borame Dance Hall , Gallery Loop, Seoul, South Korea
GROUP - 2006 The Projection Project , MUHKA, Antwerp, Belgium; Circuit Diagram , Cell Project Space, London, UK; Explorafoto 06: Mascarada/ Masquerade , Domus Artium 2002, Salamanca,Spain; Dirty Yoga , Taipei Biennial, Taipei, Taiwan; de kleine biennale 2006 , Stichting Storm, Utrecht, Netherlands; A New City , ARCO Gallery, Seoul, South Korea; 2005 Project Stand By 000 , Kwanghoon Gallery, Seoul, South Korea ; 4 From Korea , Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Berlin, Germany; Secret Beyond the Door , Korean Pavilion, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy; First Peak, Entenhalle, Zurich, Switzerland; Seoul: Until Now! , Charlottenborg Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark; Fast Forward , Fotographie Forum International, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 2004 Hermes Art Prize , Art Sonje Center, Seoul, South Korea ; Re;Source , Art in General, New York, USA; Liverpool Biennial , Blue Coat Art Centre, Liverpool, UK;

It is well known that pidgin, a rudimentary contact language formed of lexicons of two or more languages, can develop into a full language, known as creole, after a single generation. In other words, only by word-play and interaction of children can a true merging of different languages happen. If we take this concept a bit further into more general sense of cultural interaction, we could say that it is only after the play and interaction by children on various cultural influences can the rudimentary 'pidgin culture' of modern Korea develop into a true ¡®creole culture'. Maybe it is not surprising that it is only in the recent times that we are seeing Korean artists who are comfortable with working in both East and West.

With his Wonderland project, Yeon-Doo Jung goes to young children to witness this play of different cultural influences firsthand. This project is a series of diptychs. On one side we see sketches and drawings by young children, subject matter being their day-to-day life or their favourite stories. On the other side we see his beautiful and tightly composed photographs which shows his interpretation/ translation of those sketches. The photographs capture the innocence and spontaneous creativity of young children intent on telling their stories in a visual manner.

Wonderland, 2004
'Snow White', Children's drawing, framed, 50 x 30 cm

Wonderland, 2004
'Snow White', C-type print, framed, 120 x 100 cm