Soowhan Choi

Biography

Born in Gyeongju, Korea, 1972m Soowhan Choi studied glass art in Art Institute of Chicago and works and lives in Seoul, Korea. Choi’s work resembles the duality of a shell in that it splits space into two but connects them at the same time. The shape reveals itself only when the inner space interacts with the outer space. The shape does not dominate the space with its physical weight. The light - the source of the shape - already existed in the inner space and its image and pattern is determined by the location and number of the small holes. The ray of light emitted through the countless fine holes interconnects to reveal a subtle yet sensual shape - a shape unpredictable in nature or in geometric decoration. An aura is created from an architectural structure in an exquisite combination of proportion and symmetry. Sensation and shape made possible only through the conscious fight against mannerism and the commitment for meticulously weaving a structure.