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Vak Dongkyun is a photographer based in Seoul. He started photography at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts while working on painting at the Korea National University of Arts. He decided that photographic practice was more efficient at recording light through a camera than painting, which only reproduces objects by hands. Now, he is translating technological objects into images by assuming that the morphogenetic structure of objects is an index to understand the contemporary visual environment. His works are mainly based on the architectural concept called “form follows function.” He started his photographic career after winning the Mirae Artist Award, which was awarded to young photographers. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions including the Seoul Museum of Arts, Asia Culture Center, and Platform-L Contemporary Art Center, and held his first solo exhibition《UU: Universal Universe》 at Archive Bomm in 2019. Recently, he won the 《A New Gaze 3 - Vontobel Contemporary Photography Prize》 hosted by the private Swiss bank Vontobel in Zurich and held his third solo exhibition 《Heatwave: Technological Morphogenesis》 in the same city in Switzerland. Since receiving a Master’s degree from the Korea National University of Arts, he has been working on various collaborations with international clients such as Wallpaper*, LG, and the designer Lee Kwangho. Currently, he runs an image production studio called “Studio Generic.”
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Vak Dongkyun
Vak Dongkyun
Vak Dongkyun is a photographer based in Seoul. He started photography at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts while working on painting at the Korea National University of Arts. He decided that photographic practice was more efficient at recording light through a camera than painting, which only reproduces objects by hands. Now, he is translating technological objects into images by assuming that the morphogenetic structure of objects is an index to understand the contemporary visual environment. His works are mainly based on the architectural concept called “form follows function.” He started his photographic career after winning the Mirae Artist Award, which was awarded to young photographers. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions including the Seoul Museum of Arts, Asia Culture Center, and Platform-L Contemporary Art Center, and held his first solo exhibition《UU: Universal Universe》 at Archive Bomm in 2019. Recently, he won the 《A New Gaze 3 - Vontobel Contemporary Photography Prize》 hosted by the private Swiss bank Vontobel in Zurich and held his third solo exhibition 《Heatwave: Technological Morphogenesis》 in the same city in Switzerland. Since receiving a Master’s degree from the Korea National University of Arts, he has been working on various collaborations with international clients such as Wallpaper*, LG, and the designer Lee Kwangho. Currently, he runs an image production studio called “Studio Generic.”
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info@vakdongkyun.com
@vak.dongkyun
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Copyright © 2022 VDK Generic Images
All rights reserved.