Jihyun Park (born 1970, South Korea) holds an MFA in Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts, New York, and both an MFA and BFA in Sculpture from Hongik University, Seoul.
Drawing inspiration from everyday life and routines, Park explores the narratives embedded in objects, shaped by time, space, language, and culture. By deconstructing and reimagining traditional meanings and purposes, he conveys these stories through his distinctive perspective, highlighting diverse cultural, regional, and spatial contexts. His Thompson series repurposes used wooden figures from the Domusong technique, a localized adaptation of an industrial printing method. Originally designed for cutting curvilinear shapes like hearts and circles for stickers and packaging, Domusong involves attaching blades to plywood to form cutting frames, which are typically discarded after use.
In 2025, Park participated in the “Melbourne Art Fair” and “Aotearoa Art Fair” with Redbase Foundation.
His works have been widely exhibited in South Korea, including at the Suwon Museum of Art and other major contemporary art spaces in Seoul.
We pay our respects to the Gundungurra people who are the traditional custodians of the land. We acknowledge Elders past, present and emerging for their immense spiritual connection to place which was never ceded.
