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The Gwangju Biennale Foundation will host the GB Artist Studio Visit, a monthly local program. For the month of July, the visit will take place at photographer Cho Hyun-teak’s studio.
The audience and the artist of the month, along with Gwangju Biennale affiliates will engage in a direct exchange regarding Cho’s work at his studio. Cho’s work portrays learned behavioral patterns, dreams and desires using 'images' accumulated over the years and utilizes combined images of the photograph’s surrounding site. Through the sense of time and traces present in his work, Cho portrays generational trends and imprints the uniqueness of his photographs.
Cho has displayed series of works such as
This month’s Artist Studio Visit will be noted for Cho’s deepened artistic worldview and inspiration since his recent residency at the Gwangju Museum of Art’s Beijing Creative Center and other interesting information as well as the inclusion of Cho’s series of works.
Cho earned his bachelor’s degree in film and photography at Dongshin University and attended graduate school at the Chosun University to study aesthetics and art history. He was selected as sponsored artist for Space Baba (2007, Seoul) and Art Space Pool (2008), and participated in the Gwangju Biennale Portfolio View Program (2012, 2016). In 2012, he participated in the 9th Gwangju Biennale’s main exhibition with his
Gwangju Biennale’s Monthly Gathering is a local community-based project open to all local artists. Those who wish to participate as audience members may apply through the Gwangju Biennale website by June 18.
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