Seoyeon Yoo

Born in 1999 | Lives and works in Seoul | Visual artist who explores the dynamics of psychological and physical balance by translating repetitive tactile movements into structural forms.
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I focus on the movements and sensations used to endure moments of psychological and physical instability. When I falter due to the noise of daily life or offhand remarks, I engage in repetitive, minor habits to center myself. These acts—walking a fixed path within a cramped studio or obsessively kneading soft clay and objects—serve as both a support system to sustain my swaying self and a motor that generates invisible energy.

These microscopic movements are translated into the core techniques of my practice. Stroking the canvas, rubbing the damp surface of clay, or layering the trajectories of bodily movements onto translucent fabric is a performance intended to leave physical traces of fleeting motions and sensations. These recorded traces create a visual rhythm, eventually forming a cohesive flow and structure. Furthermore, this leads to an imagination of creating paths that hold accelerated energy through the overlapping of these trajectories. I long to capture the sense of tension and dynamism left by these repetitive movements as a visible...

2025-present MFA candidate in Painting, Hongik University, Seoul, KR

2023 BFA Painting, Hongik University, Seoul, KR

Solo Exhibitions

2025 Still Fluttering Island, BeF Storage, Seoul, KR


Selected Group Exhibitions

2026 The Logic of Holding, N2ARTSPACE, Seoul, KR
2026 The Breath of Practice Does Not Stop, Keywhowekey, Seoul, KR
2025 The Body That Stoops, OHON, Seoul, KR
2025 Push to Open, Human resource Market, Seoul, KR
2023 On Paper, Art Space Seoro, Seoul, KR
2023 Art Eternal Light, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, KR
2023 Floating Paper Boat, Ray Project Seoul, Seoul, KR