Young In Hong

Young In Hong(b.1972) has been exploring the theme of ‘equality' in the form of art and has continued to rearrange the hierarchical order of the world. Produced using a wide range of mediums such as drawing, painting, installation, sound, performance, text, Hong’s works are created through ‘sewing’-cheap labor done by female workers in Asia-and ‘embroidery’ which has not been considered fine art. Moreover, Hong’s artistic practices include performances attended by anonymous groups of participants, thus embracing the voices of individuals that have been left out from the grand narrative and weakening the authorities of the artists and their artworks. Hong holds a Ph.D. in Art from Goldsmiths College, London, and has held numerous exhibitions and projects in Korea, Japan, Taiwan, India, UK, Italy, France. In 2019, Hong was shortlisted for the year’s Korean Artist Prize hosted by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. She was awarded Kimsechoong Art Prize in 2011 and Suk-Nam Art Prize in 2003. Living and working in Bristol, Hong is currently a reader at the Bath Spa University.