Biography
Joonhong Min is a multidisciplinary artist based in London and Seoul. Through a diverse range of media—including painting, video, installation, and sculpture—Min articulates an insightful perspective on the contemporary social landscape, shaped by the interplay of urban environments and the digital age.
Min earned both his BFA and MFA in Painting from Seoul National University (2014) before completing an MFA with Distinction in Fine Art Media at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London (2016).
His practice has been showcased in numerous international solo exhibitions, including Nevertheless, the Windmill Runs (2Gil 29 Gallery, Seoul, 2021), Galleria Virtuale d'Arte 3D (Dantebus Margutta Gallery, Rome, 2021), Collapsed Capital (The Bernhardts Art Gallery, Berlin, 2020), Future's Present (SPACE Gallery, London, 2018), and Urban Methodology (The Consulate of South Korea Project Space, Milan, 2016).
Recently, his work was featured in the Platform-L Live Art Project 2025 (Platform-L Contemporary Art Center, Seoul) and the duo exhibition Rendered Reality (Korean Cultural Centre UK, London, 2020). Min has also participated in prestigious residency programs, including coGalleries (Berlin, 2020), the NARS Foundation (New York, 2019), and the London Summer Intensive at Camden Art Centre (2018). His excellence has been recognized as a shortlist for the Jerwood Drawing Prize (2016) and the Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize (2015).
His works are held in several prominent permanent collections, including the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) and the Youngeun Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul, South Korea.
Based in London and South Korea, artist Joonhong Min creates his own world from fragments of big cities. Through his intricate work, he shows a deep sympathy for wasted objects, seeing them as a reflection of human beings discarded by society. This film delves into his creative process, leaving us to question the nature of our own path: are we the creators of our world, or merely fragments within it?