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Sim So-mi

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Sim So-mi is an independent curator based in Seoul and Paris, interested in exploring the relationship between urban space and artistic practice through exhibitions, public projects, and research, and reproducing it in curatorial discourse. She received the Young Artist Award from the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism in 2021, the Hyundai Blue Prize Design 2021, and the Lee Dong Seok Award for Exhibition Planning 2018. She is a member of the editorial board of the cultural research journal Culture/Science and is active in the collective ‘Retracing Bureau.’ Her books include Curating Pandemic and Drifting to the Periphery: Transforming Publicness in the Post-Pandemic City.

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Han Jae-joon

Graduated with a focus on visual design from the College of Fine Arts and the Graduate School of Hongik University. Through the Text Abstraction project, he explored new possibilities and real-world issues related to Hangul, gradually expanding his work to include research and activities from a social perspective. From 1988 to 1995, he studied the fundamentals of Hangeul design under Dr. Kong Byung-woo, a pioneer in the mechanization of Hangul. Since 1989, he has developed and implemented …
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After graduating from Korea University with a degree in English Language and Literature and earning a degree in Translation from the Monterey Institute of International Studies , they worked for several years as an interpreter and translator for government agencies and corporations. Currently, they work as a translator specializing in culture, creativity, and technology , while also serving as the Creative Commons Asia-Pacific Coordinator .
Choon Choi

Choon Choi is a professor in the Department of Architecture at Seoul National University, leading the Architectural Culture Research Lab. His work focuses on reinterpreting and revitalizing the cultural values embedded in architectural heritage through restoration and regeneration projects. He has collaborated with curators to design exhibition spaces for events such as the “Gwangju Biennale” and the “Seoul Media City Biennale”. In partnership with artists, he worked on …
Park Su-ji

An independent curator, operating the curatorial agency RARY and co-managing the curator platform WESS . Previously, they have worked as a curator at the independent cultural space Agit in Busan, editorial team leader for the art and culture criticism magazine BIART , coordinator for Jeju Biennale 2017: Tourism , curator at Tongui-dong Boan Inn , and associate curator for the 2024 Busan Biennale: Seeing in the Dark . Their work revolves around questioning how the fundamental nature of art …
Nigel Cross

Professor of Design Studies and Head of the Department of Design and Innovation in the Faculty of Technology at the Open University, UK. He has been a faculty member of the Open University’s leading multimedia distance education program since 1970 and teaches a wide range of courses on design and technology. He has an international reputation for design research, particularly in the areas of design methodology and design perception. He is also the editor-in-chief of Design Studies , an …
Sohyun Park

She studied film theory at the Korea National University of Arts and Southeast Asian studies at the National University of Singapore. Her translated works include The Brown History of the World , Selling Poverty , and Beauty Is a Wound , among others.
Jiang Difei

An architect who graduated from the Graduate School of Architecture at Tsinghua University (清華大學) and earned a Ph.D. in Urban Design from Tongji University(同济大学) and a Ph.D. in Geography from Peking University(北京大学). Currently, he serves as the Dean of the School of Architecture and Art at Central South University and as a professor at Peking University. He is the Vice President of the Hunan Provincial Architectural Society and the Hunan Provincial Architectural Artists Association, as well as …
Kim Eun-hae

Born in Daegu, South Korea. She graduated from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and earned his PhD from Charles University in Prague. She has taught Slavic languages and culture for many years at Yonsei University and Korea University. She has worked as an interpreter in the field of bilateral exchanges, including the Korea-Czech Republic summit. She fell in love with art, especially painting, when she realized that art is about human emotions such as desire, frustration, anger, and …
Yoo Jung-sook

She graduated from Seoul Women’s University with a BFA in Visual Design and received her MFA in Typography from the same graduate school. After studying at Gesamthochschule Kassel, Germany, she earned her Ph.D. in communication design at Bergische Universität Wuppertal and served as a research professor in the Department of Visual Design at Seoul Women’s University. Currently, she lectures at various universities and serves as a mid-career research officer of the National Research …
Michael Rock

He is a writer, designer, and educator who co-founded the New York-based design studio 2×4, where he serves as a creative director. Over the past thirty years, he has closely collaborated with a wide range of figures—including Miuccia Prada, Rem Koolhaas, Germano Celant, Kanye West, and Virgil Abloh—while teaching at Yale University, Harvard University, Columbia University, and the Jan van Eyck Academy, and contributing to publications such as The New York Times, I.D., and Eye. His major …
Kang Hyeon-joo

He studied visual design at Seoul National University and Konstfack, Sweden, and worked at Allcommunication, a CI company. He is currently a professor at Inha University’s Department of Design Convergence. His books include Studies in the History of Design and Handbook of Korean Design History: Interviewing Korea’s Paul Rand, Cho Young-Jae , and his articles include “Correlation between Generation Shift and Corporate Design”, “The Characteristics and Meaning of Hong-Taik Han’s Design : The …
Ko Il-hong

She graduated from the Department of Archaeology and Art History at Seoul National University and received her MA and PhD in archaeology from the University of Sheffield, UK. She has taught at Seoul National University, KyungHee University, Soongsil University, and Chungnam National University, and was a research professor at the HK Research Institute of Humanities at Seoul National University, and is currently a senior researcher at the Seoul National University Asia Center. She is the …

Sim So-mi

심소미

Han Jae-joon

배수현

Choon Choi

Park Su-ji

Nigel Cross

Sohyun Park

Jiang Difei

Kim Eun-hae

Yoo Jung-sook

Michael Rock

Kang Hyeon-joo

Ko Il-hong