Jinjoon Lee

Dr. Jinjoon Lee FRSA (이진준), born in Masan, South Korea, is an educator, sculptor, new media artist and Creative Director. Lee explores the liminoid experience of utopian space ideologies through video art and advanced technologies, particularly focusing on synesthetic experiences. After graduating from the Business School at Seoul National University in 2001, he earned his BFA and MFA in Sculpture from the same university. Subsequently, he completed a Master’s degree in Moving Image and Design Interaction at the Royal College of Art in London and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Fine Art at the Ruskin School of Fine Art, St Hugh’s College, University of Oxford. His career has been characterised by a focus on creating experimental cinematic videos, primarily showcased at art galleries and museums. Lee has exhibited at numerous venues worldwide, including the Seoul Metropolitan Museum, the Korea National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, the India International Centre, Prague National Gallery and others. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and a full member of the Royal Society of Sculptors (MRSS).

Filmography

(all instal) Insomnia (2006), Exit (2006), Security (2007), Metamorphosis (2007), Irreversible (2007), A to Z Korea (2007), Wangddasikyu (2007), Eyes in Mind (2007), Metro in Seoul (2007), Flagflower Series (2007), Interview Project (2008), Si Loin Si Proche (2008), Red Door (2008), A Cat, 12 Scenes (2009), Isle (2011), Room of Memory (2011), Inner Scene (2012), Blind Sound in Sound Mirrors – Nowhere in Somewhere Series (2017), Zero Ground in Hiroshima – Nowhere in Somewhere Series (2017), The River Lethe (2019), Moanaia (2021), Empty Garden (2021), gOd, mOther and sOldier (2022), Echo (2022), Wandering Sun (2022), Hear the Voice of Wind (2022), Manufactured Nature – Irworobongdo (2022), Happy New Year – On Air Garden Series (2024)

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