Jo Hee-jin South Korean, b. 1990
Jo Hee-jin is a young female ceramist who centres ideas of emotion in her work. She creates unconventional objects that depict her own feelings. Her work explores questions around the function and purpose of ceramics, challenging the realm of utilitarian ceramic art in South Korea. From a distance, her works can appear as if they are living creatures – the organic structures are created using thousands of button size patches of clay. Working with such small quantities of clay means the artist must work at speed to prevent the clay from drying out and to ensure a stable structure. Repetition and variation are significant elements in her process and evident in each unique piece. Jo works responsively, reflecting on both the clay and her emotions to create the organic nature of her works. She deliberately leaves works ‘incomplete, imbalanced and unfinished’ as both a challenge to herself and to the viewer.
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Hidden Gem
London Craft Week 15 - 19 May 2024Often, beauty is discovered in the simplicity and serenity of small details. It exists in the nuances of craftsmanship and the precision of execution. ‘Hidden Gem’ presents Korean artists who demonstrate the subtlety of Korean craft, centring their practice around materiality and process. During the last imperial dynasty of Korea...Read more -
Collect
Art Fair 1 - 5 Mar 2023For Collect 2023, Lloyd Choi Gallery will focus on the new generation of ceramic artists and introduce two European- based Korean artists, exhibiting in London for the first time. Yusun Won, living and working in Cardiff and Lydia SJ Park based in Oslo. Both have already achieved international recognition for...Read more -
Artefact
Contemporary Craft Fair 10 - 15 May 2022Lloyd Choi Gallery is pleased to return to the ARTEFACT, a curated, boutique art fair for contemporary craft at the Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour in London (10 – 15 May 2022). Lloyd Choi Gallery will present exciting new artworks by our Korean young talents who are reinterpreting traditional materials and...Read more -
Collect
Art Fair 23 - 27 Feb 2022It is delightful to return to the international art fair, Collect at Somerset House in London. Alongside exciting new works by thirteen established Korean artists, Lloyd Choi Gallery is thrilled to present two new artists working at the heart of this new wave of craftsmanship. new artists working at the...Read more