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Soomee Yu
"The invisible world is a fundamental challenge for me. Contemporary art does not consist solely of portraits, still lifes, landscapes with nature, people, plants or animals. Everything we experience in our surroundings, as well as things that do not exist, becomes a source of inspiration. Points, lines and planes are my basic means of expressing human emotions, systematic exchange and even human relationships. Drawing, which is rooted in the power of imagination, combines the colours white, black and grey. In each work, I observe a small world through detailed line drawings and printmaking. The symbols that appear in my works – plants and animals such as potatoes, tomatoes, birds and crocodiles – serve as multiple metaphors for human society. The works are interpretations of reality, much like fairy tales or ghost stories".
Curriculum vitae
*1994 in Seoul (South Korea)
lives and works in Mainz and Frankfurt am Main, DE
Education
- 2023-2026 Meisterschülerin in Drawing with Prof. Megan Francis Sullivan, Academy of Fine Arts Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, DE
- 2014-2021 Diplom in Printmaking with Prof. Thomas Rug and Prof. Paul McDevitt, Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and design, Halle (Saale), DE
Awards, Grants, Projects
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2025 F.L.U.R. Scholarship, Frankfurt am Main, DE
Solo und Two-Person Shows
| 2026 | "Kinships – Diving into the In-Between", Emde Gallery, Mainz, DE „RE?LLY“, F.L.U.R., Frankfurt am Main, DE |
| 2022 | "Black Garden", Brewery, Seoul, Südkorea, KR |
Group Shows (selection)
| 2026 | "Tag der Druckkunst", Atelierhaus Darmstadt, Darmstadt, DE "100 Jahre GEDOK", Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (MK&G), Hamburg, DE |
| 2025 | "kleiner gleich", F.L.U.R., Frankfurt am Main, DE "DIE NEUEN", Atelierhaus Darmstadt, Darmstadt, DE "KLYK", KunstRaum Traube, Darmstadt, DE "Forever Young? Zwischen Hyaluron und Analgetika", Bücherei (Stadtbibliothek Bingen), Bingen, DE "Maßhalten im Konsumrausch", Arthouse-Saar / Kulturzentrum Trösch, Neunkirchen |
| 2024 | "Artkin Groove", mania Kollektiv (im Rahmen des Kultursommers Main-Kinzig-Fulda), Steinau/Seidenroth, DE "Kunst Kann... 1974-2024", 50 Jahre BBK Darmstadt-Südhessen, Regionalgalerie und Designhaus, Darmstadt, DE |
| 2023 | "Auf dem Weg zum Frieden", GEDOK Wiesbaden-Mainz, Ev. Lukaskirche, Wiesbaden, DE |
| 2022 | "1st International GCB-MiniPrint", Studio Bildende Kunst / Graphik-Collegium Berlin, Berlin, DE "FIRMAMENT", Alumni-Ausstellung der Burg Giebichenstein, Untergeschoss 14 / Spinnerei, Leipzig, DE |
| 2018 | "Frau*sein 2.0", Burg2 – Studentischer Ausstellungsraum der Burg Giebichenstein, Halle (Saale), DE |