Hyeongji Ju

Hyeongji Ju 주형지

주형지(b.2001)는 어렸을 적 농사를 짓는 외할머니의 돌봄으로부터 형성된 공동체 경험과 생태 관찰을 기반으로 조각·설치와 프로젝트를 시도하고 있습니다. 비인간(흙·잡초·야생동물)에 관한 응시와 지속가능한 재료에 대한 탐구를 실천하며 공공의 장에서 이루어질 수 있는 미적 실천에 관심을 두고 작업을 이어오고 있습니다.

Hyeongji Ju (b.2001) engages in sculpture, installation, and project work, drawing from communal experiences and ecological observations formed during childhood under the care of her farming grandmother. She practices contemplation of non-human entities (soil, weeds, wildlife) and explores sustainable materials, focusing on aesthetic practices that can be realized in public spaces.

01 Drawing Project (2023~Ongoing)

<Drawing Project 2023~> was initiated to contemplate the finite time shared with those close to the artist, such as her grandmother who raised her and her deaf elderly dog. This project involves drawing the faces of strangers encountered by chance on the street and exchanging portraits with them.(...)

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02 Project: Growing Weeds

Weeds growing in the soil are often considered "trash" in the context of farming and are frequently uprooted. <Project: Growing Weeds> (2023) involves cultivating weeds brought from a farm in Hongseong County, Chungcheongnam-do, approximately 120 kilometers from Seoul, (...)

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03 Forest

Watering plants is a natural behavior akin to natural participation and invoking a forgotten sense of rural life within the city. <Forest> (2023) is a form of "weed gardening" created from discarded materials found nearby. (...)

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04 Finding Four-Leaf Clover

The process of searching and observing in a field is like a task with no immediate reward, similar to finding a four-leaf clover among the clover patches. This unfolds as an engagement of eye-level interaction within the space of participation, positioning the viewer as an active observer. (...)
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05 Gimbap Play

<Gimbap Play> (2023) is a participatory installation work based on hazy childhood memories of playing with siblings by rolling up blankets. This work welcomes visitors, fostering mutual eye contact and evoking the concept of the family as the first social community.(...)

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