Jungeun Park (b. 1999) is an interdisciplinary artist based in New York and Seoul. She earned her BFA in Visual Arts from the Korea National University of Arts, studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, and completed her MFA in Glass at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Her work has been exhibited at the RISD Museum Gelman Gallery (Providence), Gallery 175 (Seoul), and Site 003 (NYC).
In 2026, she was selected as a resident artist at MASS MoCa.
Artist Statement
We skim a dot of flesh out of a fried egg, walk past a dead mouse, notice a limping pigeon without a foot, or realize that mites are living in our pores. Most days, we move on without a second thought, but sometimes the unease remains. “I wish I hadn’t seen that,” we think.
Through my act of making, I stay where discomfort emerges, attending to the overlooked to recognize our interdependence with other beings and to bring what is ignored into focus as an ethical act of care.
Bodily fluids, discarded bodies, and pain from illness...subjects that are so common yet instinctively avoided are transformed into glass and ceramic. Replacing unrest with permanence, they can be held in hands and examined up close, inviting an intimate reflection.
My practice draws from Bataille’s notion of the abject, exposing how order depends on exclusion, and from everyday aesthetics, which reclaims the aesthetic potential of the ordinary beyond the confines of fine art. With my practice, I seek to see closely to care, to resist colonial ways of seeing, and to reclaim an aesthetic of sensitivity.
Stroll (2017~)
For 8 years, I’ve been taking pictures with my phone every time I take a walk outside, or whenever I find intriguing scenery & objects.
Finding beauties from the anarchy of the city has become my habit ever since.
Now, I have collected photos from all around the world. This collection includes photos from
Seoul, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag, Providence, and New York City.
Enjoy the walk!