Karis Choi

My work seeks to contain life. By life, I mean both living and existence—yet for me, the Life is also the Truth, the single truth I believe in. My practice is centered on this truth, for the longing for it arises in every moment of being. Through this continual emergence, I rediscover the reason for existence. The greatest truth I know is ‘Love’. Repeated attempts—and inevitable failures—to lay down the self and genuinely embrace others have continually returned me to gratitude. My work continues as a record of this passage. The world may call it art, but for me, it is the revelation of truth through lived experience—the testimony of faith.

The foundation of my artistic inquiry lies in the ceaseless operations of the neural network. Over seventy trillion neurons absorb and store experience and sensation, releasing them beyond conscious governance. The process is unending—sometimes abrupt, even in sleep. Within this current, countless ‘characters’ emerge and disperse in constant flux. They form the essential resource of my work: an infinite internal dimension, too vast to be fully captured—beyond the reach of language.

When these elements coalesce, they surface as lines, colors, directions, velocities, and movements. At times, emo...

BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, USA 2012

‘Solo Show’, Gong Gallery, Seoul, Korea 2014

A Way Out, 피할 길, Bukchon, Seoul, Korea 2025