Eunah Hong (*1983, Daegu) currently lives and works in Berlin. Her artistic practice seeks to explore personal reflections on psychological, social, and political issues through formative variations. At the core of her work is an attempt to engage in visual problem-solving by repeatedly transforming a single motif in various ways. This repetitive method demonstrates her strategy of investigating a single theme from multiple angles in search of a solution.
This approach is particularly evident in her series (De-)vision Division and her drawing series Blanc, where she examines the clash between the individual’s inner world and the external environment through visual media, while also striving to bridge the gap between the two. Whether in large-scale oil paintings or small-scale drawings, her consistent use of repetition underscores her focused investigation into visual challenges.
This approach is particularly evident in her series (De-)vision Division and her drawing series Blanc, where she examines the clash between the individual’s inner world and the external environment through visual media, while also striving to bridge the gap between the two. Whether in large-scale oil paintings or small-scale drawings, her consistent use of repetition underscores her focused investigation into visual challenges.
홍은아(*1983, 대구)는 베를린에서 거주하며 작업하고 있다. 홍은아는 심리적, 사회적, 정치적 문제들에 대한 개인적인 고민을 조형적 변주를 통해 풀어내고자 한다. 그의 작업은 하나의 모티브를 다양한 방식으로 반복적으로 변형하여 시각적 문제 해결에 접근하려는 시도를 중심으로 한다. 이러한 반복적 접근은 그가 하나의 주제를 다양한 각도에서 탐구하고, 이를 통해 해결책을 모색하는 방식을 보여준다.
특히, 그의 연작 <(탈)시각 분단>과 드로잉 연작 <흰>에서 이러한 작업 방식이 두드러지는데, 이는 시각적 매체를 통해 개인의 내면과 외부 세계의 충돌을 탐구하는 동시에 그 간극을 해소하려는 노력이 담겨 있다. 대형 유화뿐만 아니라 소형 드로잉에서도 그의 반복적 작업 방식은 일관되게 나타나며, 이는 시각적 문제 해결에 대한 작가의 집중적인 탐구를 드러낸다.
Lives and works in Berlin
Educations
2008 – 2014
Diplom, painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Deutschland
2003 – 2006
BFA, painting at Chu-gye University of the Arts, Seoul, Korea
Residency l Scholarship
2024 Atelierförderung, financed by the Senate Cultural Administration’s working space programme, Berlin
2022 NEUSTART KULTUR-Stipendiums, Stiftung Kunstfonds
2020 Sonder-Stipendien, funded by the Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa, Berlin
2014 Goldrausch Kuenstlerinnenprojekt art IT, funded by the Senate Department for Labor, Integration and Women, Berlin, and the European Social Fund, Berlin
Solo Exhibitions
2022 <시소 타는 풍경>, Hapjungjigu, Seoul
2021 Choreo Phonic, Lebensmittel, Berlin (Collaboration with Hyun Ju Chung)
2018 Reconciliations Hello, Greenhill Galerie, Berlin
2016 Hometown of stranger, 현대미술공간 C21, Seoul
2016 Mixing’s Series, 일년만 미슬관, Seoul
2015 Mixing’s Series, Plateau Gallery, Berlin
2015 Blue House, Bonobo Gallery, Berlin
2011 Square, Weltraum, Weltraum, Munich
Group Exhibitions
2024 ANONYMOUS DRAWINGS 2024, Kunstraum Kreuzberg Bethanien, Berlin
2024 Legados, Gravina Museum of Fine Arts MUBAG, Alicante, Spain
2023 Open Technique, Trude Ruth & Goldammer, 48 Neukölln, Berlin
2021 HB55 Group show, HB55 Kunstfabrik, Berlin
2020 <북아현동의 기호들>, Hapjungjigu, Seoul
2019 Pretty Blue Batch, Treptow-Ateliers, Berlin
2018 Schiffe Setzen Über, Galerie der Künstler, Munich
2017 WERKSCHAU 55, HB55 Kunstfabrik, Berlin
2015 COLLAB, Plateau Gallery, Berlin
2015 ANONYME ZEICHNER* 2015, Kunstverein Tiergarten | Galerie Nord, Berlin
2014 HELIUM, Goldrausch 2014, Projektraum Flutgraben e. V., Berlin
2013 Schaumolweiss, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich
2013 Pop Hits & Alptraum, Art Space Rhein Main, Offenbach
2013 FORM-A(R)T–2013, Kunstverein Glinde, Marcellin-Verbe-Haus, Glinde
2012 Rot, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich
2011 Nacht und Nebel, Schillerpalais e.V, Pappel-Reihe, Berlin
2011 Pop Hits 2, Tanzschuleproject, Autocenter, Berlin
2011 Binnengewasser, Bodensee Art Fund, The BAF Raum, Wasserburg
2011 Pop Hits, Tanzschuleproject, Tanzschule, Munich
2010 Sofa so good, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich
2010 Zolty, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich
2010 Art in Au, Kulturreferat Muenchen, Mariahilfplatz, Munich
2009 Positionen, Alianze, Cologne
2009 Klassen Bild, Neuhauser Kunstmuehle, Galerie Schloss Neuhaus, Salzburg
2009 Weg von der Wand!, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich
2007 Preview, Artist Network Program 2007, Team Preview Gallery, Korea
2006 7 Person Exhibition, 7 leute Gruppe, Waoosanloo 155-1, Seoul, Korea
2006 Graduation Exhibition, Chu-gye University of the Arts, Insa-art center, Korea
Publications
2016 Korea Forum 2016, Seite(page) 22 – 27, Korea-Verband, Berlin
2014 UNPAID WORLD, Goldrausch Kuenstlerinnenprojekt art IT, Berlin
2013 DIFFRENT NOT DIFFERENT, Studio Iaan, Berlin
2013 FORM-A(R)T–2013, Kunstverein Glinde, Glinde
2006 Graduation Exhibition, Chu-gye University of the Arts, Seoul
Projects
2020 Choreo Phonic, Berlin (Collaboration with Hyun Ju Chung)
2019 Freundschaft, Wir können Kunst, BBK Berlin, Berlin
2013 DIFFRENT NOT DIFFERENT, Studio Iaan, Berlin
Educations
2008 – 2014
Diplom, painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Deutschland
2003 – 2006
BFA, painting at Chu-gye University of the Arts, Seoul, Korea
Residency l Scholarship
2024 Atelierförderung, financed by the Senate Cultural Administration’s working space programme, Berlin
2022 NEUSTART KULTUR-Stipendiums, Stiftung Kunstfonds
2020 Sonder-Stipendien, funded by the Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa, Berlin
2014 Goldrausch Kuenstlerinnenprojekt art IT, funded by the Senate Department for Labor, Integration and Women, Berlin, and the European Social Fund, Berlin
Solo Exhibitions
2022 <시소 타는 풍경>, Hapjungjigu, Seoul
2021 Choreo Phonic, Lebensmittel, Berlin (Collaboration with Hyun Ju Chung)
2018 Reconciliations Hello, Greenhill Galerie, Berlin
2016 Hometown of stranger, 현대미술공간 C21, Seoul
2016 Mixing’s Series, 일년만 미슬관, Seoul
2015 Mixing’s Series, Plateau Gallery, Berlin
2015 Blue House, Bonobo Gallery, Berlin
2011 Square, Weltraum, Weltraum, Munich
Group Exhibitions
2024 ANONYMOUS DRAWINGS 2024, Kunstraum Kreuzberg Bethanien, Berlin
2024 Legados, Gravina Museum of Fine Arts MUBAG, Alicante, Spain
2023 Open Technique, Trude Ruth & Goldammer, 48 Neukölln, Berlin
2021 HB55 Group show, HB55 Kunstfabrik, Berlin
2020 <북아현동의 기호들>, Hapjungjigu, Seoul
2019 Pretty Blue Batch, Treptow-Ateliers, Berlin
2018 Schiffe Setzen Über, Galerie der Künstler, Munich
2017 WERKSCHAU 55, HB55 Kunstfabrik, Berlin
2015 COLLAB, Plateau Gallery, Berlin
2015 ANONYME ZEICHNER* 2015, Kunstverein Tiergarten | Galerie Nord, Berlin
2014 HELIUM, Goldrausch 2014, Projektraum Flutgraben e. V., Berlin
2013 Schaumolweiss, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich
2013 Pop Hits & Alptraum, Art Space Rhein Main, Offenbach
2013 FORM-A(R)T–2013, Kunstverein Glinde, Marcellin-Verbe-Haus, Glinde
2012 Rot, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich
2011 Nacht und Nebel, Schillerpalais e.V, Pappel-Reihe, Berlin
2011 Pop Hits 2, Tanzschuleproject, Autocenter, Berlin
2011 Binnengewasser, Bodensee Art Fund, The BAF Raum, Wasserburg
2011 Pop Hits, Tanzschuleproject, Tanzschule, Munich
2010 Sofa so good, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich
2010 Zolty, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich
2010 Art in Au, Kulturreferat Muenchen, Mariahilfplatz, Munich
2009 Positionen, Alianze, Cologne
2009 Klassen Bild, Neuhauser Kunstmuehle, Galerie Schloss Neuhaus, Salzburg
2009 Weg von der Wand!, Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich
2007 Preview, Artist Network Program 2007, Team Preview Gallery, Korea
2006 7 Person Exhibition, 7 leute Gruppe, Waoosanloo 155-1, Seoul, Korea
2006 Graduation Exhibition, Chu-gye University of the Arts, Insa-art center, Korea
Publications
2016 Korea Forum 2016, Seite(page) 22 – 27, Korea-Verband, Berlin
2014 UNPAID WORLD, Goldrausch Kuenstlerinnenprojekt art IT, Berlin
2013 DIFFRENT NOT DIFFERENT, Studio Iaan, Berlin
2013 FORM-A(R)T–2013, Kunstverein Glinde, Glinde
2006 Graduation Exhibition, Chu-gye University of the Arts, Seoul
Projects
2020 Choreo Phonic, Berlin (Collaboration with Hyun Ju Chung)
2019 Freundschaft, Wir können Kunst, BBK Berlin, Berlin
2013 DIFFRENT NOT DIFFERENT, Studio Iaan, Berlin