Born in Busan, South Korea
Lives and works in London
Contemporary multidisciplinary artist Bongsu Park’s work explores the relationship between new media and traditional art practices such as sculpture, installation, video, performance and audience participatory projects. Her recent work is founded on how our innermost thoughts may connect with other people’s and how these can be shared publicly. Since 2017 Bongsu has developed her Dream Auction project, exploring Korean dream culture including DREAM RITUAL(2019) at The Coronet Theatre in London and SOCIAL MATTERS THROUGH DREAM SHARING (2021) with The Tavistock Institute.
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Education
2010 – 2013
MFA Fine Art, Slade School of Fine Art , UK
2007 – 2009
DNAP (diplôme national d'arts plastiques), Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, France
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Solo Exhibitions
2021
In Dreams We Gather, Gallery Rosenfeld, London, UK
Dream Auction, collaboration with The Tavistock Institute, supported by Arts Council Korea and, Gallery Rosenfeld, London, UK
Dreamers’ Gathering and Dream Auction, supported by Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Post Territory Ujeongguk, Seoul, South Korea
2019
Dream Ritual, The Coronet Theatre, London, UK
Ritual, The Print Room, London, UK
2017
Internal Library, supported by Arts Council Kora, The Print Room, London, UK
2016
Crossing Over- Ritual of Grief, supported by Busan Cultural Foundation, part1: St Magdalene Church and part2: Rosenfeld Porcini Gallery, London, UK
2014
cord-cell-cube, Rosenfeld Porcini Gallery, London, UK
Before Lines, After Lines, Hanmi Gallery, London, UK
2013
EMANATE, Mokspace Gallery, London, UK
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Group Exhibitions
2022
Social Dreams, Social Matters: Artistic Affluence in Social Dreaming, The Tavistock Institute, London, UK
Observing The Human, Morrell House, London, UK
2020
Tamlarok, Bellong Bellong Now Festival, Playce Camp Jeju, Jeju, South Korea
2019
Dream Wave, At the Cutting Edge, supported by Bagri Foundation, Cafe Oto, London, UK
Dream Ritual, The Coronet Theatre, London, UK
Contemplating the Spiritual in Contemporary Art, Rosenfeld Porcini Gallery, London, UK
2018
Contemporary Venice, The Room Gallery, Venice, Italy
Old Street Iconic Gateway Public Exhibition, White Collar Factory, London, UK
Dream Preview, Access Space, Sheffield, UK
Sample, Zona Maco, Citibanamex Centre, Mexico City, Mexico
2017
Cinephemere, Fiac, Paris, France
Image-Manipulate-Play, Coroent International Festival, London, UK
Dream Before Dawn Festival, Paris, France
2016
Lifting the Veil, Rosenfeld Porcini Gallery, London, UK
Valleta Film Festival, Valleta, Malta, Spain
Between Oceans, Sim House, Reykjavik, Iceland
2015
1111, Ulsan Culture Art Centre, Ulsan, South Korea
Single Channel Video, Gyungam Art Museun, Changwon, South Korea
2014
Sound and Vision, Rosenfeld Porcini Gallery, London, UK
Art Video Night, Niv Art Centre, Delhi, India
Lineage, Barbican Trust Arts Group, London, UK
2013
Go West Festival 2013, Günes Theatre, Frankfurt, Germany
ASC Open Studios 2013, ASC Studio Erlang-House, London, UK
The masks we wear, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK
Slade MA/MFA Degree Show 2013, Slade School of Fine Art, London,
UK IN THE VOID, The Crypt Gallery - St Pancras Church, London, UK
2012
ASC Open Studios 2012, ASC Studio Erlang-House, London, UK
Penumbra, Bermondsey Project Space, London, UK
Platform 1, Camden Art Centre, London
2011
Grotesque Genome, Mokspace Gallery, London, UK
Slade MA/MFA Interim Show 2011, Slade Research Centre, London, UK
2010
Hors Champs, L'espace Culturel Maurice Druon, Coutras, France
2009
Legends Urbaines, Art Festival Evento off, Porte Cailhau, Bordeaux, France
PB X PB, Centre Social et Culturel Réseau Paul Bert, Bordeaux, Franc
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Awards, Grants and Commissions
2022
Arts Council Korea - International Artist Residency Grant for The Tavistock Institute’s Artist in Residence program, London, UK
2021
Arts Council Korea - International Arts Fund for Dream Auction project, Gallery Rosenfeld, London, UK
Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture - Grant for solo Exhibition Dreamers’ Gathering, Post Territory Ujeongguk, Seoul, South Korea
2019
Loop Discover Award, ‘Making the City’ Online Channel 2019, Barcelona, Spain
2018
Iconic Gateway, Islington Council competition, ‘Old Street Iconic Gateway’, London, UK
2017
Arts Council Korea - International Arts Fund for Internal Library project, The Print Room, London, UK
2016
Busan Cultural Foundation - International Arts Fund for Crossing Over- Ritual of Grief performance, Rosenfeld Porcini Gallery and St Magdalene Church, London, UK
2015
Regeneration, Permanent Installation commissioned by Atelier Chang, Imperial Hall, London, UK
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Residencies, Teaching and workshops
2022
Artist in Residence, The Tavistock Institute, London, UK
2021
Social Matters Through Dream Sharing, The Tavistock Institute, London, UK
Dream Symposium, The Tavistock Institute, London, UK
Dream Symposium, Post Territory Ujeongguk, Seoul, UK
Dream Workshop, Post Territory Ujeongguk, Seoul, UK
Deepening Creative Practice - Dream Ecologies, The Tavistock Institute, London, UK
2020
Deepening Creative Practice - Dream Workshop, The Tavistock Institute, London, UK
2019
Dreams and Dreaming-their place in our lives, Workshop, Korean Cultural Centre UK, London, UK
Dreams and Dreaming-their place in our lives, Workshop, Wellcome Collection, London, UK
2016
Sim Residency, Reykjavik, Iceland
2015
6th Moha Art Studio residency, Ulsan, South Korea
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Art Festivals and Art Fairs
2020
Tamlarok, Bellong Bellong Now Festival, Playce Camp Jeju, Jeju, South Korea
2019
Dream Wave, At the Cutting Edge, supported by Bagri Foundation, Cafe Oto, London, UK
2018
‘Sample’ curated by Humberto Moro, Zona Maco, Mexico City, Mexico
2017
‘Cinephemere’ presented by Fondation d’entreprise Ricard, FIAC, Paris, France
‘Image-Manipulate-Play’, Coronet International Festival, London, UK
Dream Before Dawn Festival, Paris, France
2016
‘Art Shorts’ presented by Artnaked, Valleta Film Festival, Valleta, Malta, Spain
2015
Loop Fair, Barcelona, Spain
2014
Moving Image Art Fair, Istanbul, Turkey
2013
Go West Festival 2013, Günes Theatre, Frankfurt, Germany
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Publications
2021
In Dreams - Bongsu Park, funded by Arts Council Korea, 2021
2014
Featured artist, Starkmann Major Reference Works, Spring/Summer 2014
2011
Conflict, Fine Art Media, Slade School of Art, 60 editions
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