About
Statement
In my practice, I explore themes of (mis)translation, (mis)communication, and the challenges of adaptation and memory. I reflect on these topics in my sculptural and installation work in an effort to evoke the duality of ‘the foreigner’s’ experience, that is, the disjointed sense/feeling of not belonging “here” and no longer belonging “back home.”
My sculptures and installations are translations of my experiences as an Asian “foreigner” living in Baltimore. Using familiar, mass-produced objects (such as shipping boxes, pallets, bricks, plaster, steel, cereals, and sugar), I rework common materials to depict my invisible experiences as a displaced individual.
My sculptures and installations are translations of my experiences as an Asian “foreigner” living in Baltimore. Using familiar, mass-produced objects (such as shipping boxes, pallets, bricks, plaster, steel, cereals, and sugar), I rework common materials to depict my invisible experiences as a displaced individual.
Bio
Wonchul Ryu (Korean, b. 1995) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Seoul, Korea, and Baltimore, Maryland. He is currently pursuing his BFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore and expects to graduate in spring 2025. Ryu participated in the Yale Norfolk School of Art residency program in 2024 and has exhibited in group shows such as Exchange (Maryland Art Place, 2024) and Beyond Borders (The Bridge Arts Foundation, LA, 2023). In 2021 Ryu had a solo show, 우린 나쁜 꿈 속에 있었지. (We Were in The Bad Dreams.) at 양천리 갤러리 (Yangcheonri Gallery) (Seoul, Korea, 2021).
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Contact
wonchulyu25@gmail.com