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Yoon J Han
Contemporary Artist

My work investigates the fluid and evolving nature of memory, a practice I describe as the Archaeology of Memory. Through series like Memory Mutation, Childhood, Memory Drawing, Memory Box, and Realfake, I explore how memories are collected, distorted, and reconstructed over time. Memory Mutation visualizes the transformation of recollection through hybrid figures—half-human, half-animal—representing the fluid intersection between past and present. Childhood delves into early experiences, using playful colors and abstract forms to depict how vivid moments gradually fragment into dots as memories fade. These visual elements highlight the transient and mutable essence of recollection, shaped by both internal processes and external stimuli.

The Memory Box series adds another dimension, juxtaposing intimacy and unfamiliarity through symbolic icons and structures, representing stored and evolving personal narratives. Realfake, on the other hand, critiques the blurred boundaries between truth and fiction in a digitally mediated world, particularly within the Metaverse. By reassembling visual elements, this series questions contemporary notions of authenticity and reality. Together, these works form a cohesive exploration of memory’s dynamic layers, inviting viewers to reflect on how their own memories shape identity and perception in a constantly shifting world.

Education 

2018

Ph.D. in Film And Digital Media

Hong Ik University - Seoul, South Korea

Thesis Title: The Space of Dematerialization in New Media Art Based on Mediated Reality

2005

Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking

State University of New York At New Paltz - New York, US

2001

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking

Hong Ik University - Seoul, South Korea 

Work experience

2024

Director, WEART Pte.Ltd., Singapore

2021

Lecturer, Media Study, University of Suwon, South Korea

2018

Lecturer, Idea and Expression / Study of Color Technology

Sogang University, South Korea

13+ years of teaching experience

Exhibitions 

Solo

2012

BIAF Invitational Artist Show, South Kore

2007

Color of the motion, Agora Gallery, New York, USA

total 6 solo exhibitions

Group

100+ Group Exhibitions at Korea, Australia, Indonesia, USA, France

Publication

2017

Analysis of mediating effects of presence, emotional attachment, and focus of attention for augmented reality immersion - In the case of augmented reality game Pokémon Go users. Journal of the HCI Society of Korea. 12(4). pp. 27-35.

2017

Experiential Characteristics of Augmented Reality(AR) Expressed in Public Art Based on Media Art Focused on 《Broadway Augmented》 Exhibition. The Journal of the Korea Society of Art&Design. 20(3). pp. 209-229.

2009

The sight and the power presented in the Movie "District 9". Asia Digital Art and Design Association 2009 Conference. 12. pp. 306-309.

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