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Eunhyuk Choi

MA work

MA work

  • What You See Is Not What It Is

    What You See Is Not What It Is
    Silver, silicone and Corian

  • What You See Is Not What It Is

    What You See Is Not What It Is
    Silver and rubber

  • What You See Is Not What It Is

    What You See Is Not What It Is
    Silver and stainless steel

  • What You See Is Not What It Is

    What You See Is Not What It Is
    Silicone test pieces

What you see is not what it is.

The tea ceremony can be seen as one kind of ritual, and coitus could be seen as another. However, as rituals these two activities are treated in different ways. What I suggest is that you see these different events aiming at the same goal, of sharing time, one person with another. What makes us assign different values to activities that in many ways are so similar?

My collection consists of two series of contradictory objects. One sexualises the ritual of a tea ceremony and the other ritualises the sexual act.

Info

Info

  • Eunhyuk Choi profile image
  • MA Degree

    School

    School of Humanities

    Programme

    MA Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork & Jewellery, 2013

  • What you see is not what it is.

    The tea ceremony can be seen as one kind of ritual, and coitus could be seen as another. However, as rituals these two activities are treated in different ways. What I suggest is that you see these different events aiming at the same goal, of sharing time, one person with another. What makes us assign different values to activities that in many ways are so similar?

    My collection consists of two series of contradictory objects. One sexualises the ritual of a tea ceremony and the other ritualises the sexual act.

  • Degrees

  • BFA, Metal Design, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea, 2010
  • Exhibitions

  • The Craftsmanship & Design Awards Exhibition, Goldsmith Hall, London, 2013; Moving On: 8,207,654mm, Design Museum and Gallery SO, London, 2013; Work In Progress, Royal College of Art, London, 2013; Bigger Picture, Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, 2012
  • Awards

  • Silver Award, The Goldsmith's Craftsmanship and Design Awards, 2013; Honorable Mention, Sweet Instruments of Desire Cutlery Competition, Studio William, 2012