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the building blocks of identity
Reconstruct your sense of self with artist, Mi-Jin Chun.
Mi-Jin Chun’s artistic vision is deeply rooted in her architectural background and engagement with the works of Le Corbusier, Louis Kahn, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Carlo Scarpa. These masters of spatial composition have shaped her understanding of light, materiality, and structural balance. Equally influenced by abstract painters such as Julie Mehretu, Albert Oehlen, Willem de Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, and Mark Rothko, she views space, color and form not as static visual elements, but as dynamic forces capable of conveying depth, movement, and emotion in meaningful ways.
Growing up in South Korea, Mi-Jin nurtured an appreciation for the harmony between tradition and modernity, with concepts like ‘emptiness’ and ‘balance’ shaping her artistic sensibility. Her architectural studies in Germany exposed her to structural and functional approaches, refining her spatial awareness. In Italy, where she has developed much of her recent work, she became attuned to the intricate interplay between materials, color, light, and space within historical contexts. These experiences have broadened her understanding of identity and its capacity to form and reform at the intersection of personal experiences and shifting environments.
At the heart of Mi-Jin’s art is the exploration of what she calls the “tension between existence and flow.” This perspective is central to her Trans in Trance series, exhibited in South Korea. Through the layering and alteration of colors and shapes, the series visualizes the way identity accumulates, merges, and configures over time. Her Milanese installation Morphorama (2024) expands on this idea by using a modular system that continuously reshapes itself within the space. As viewers navigate the installation, their movements influence their interpretations, reinforcing the notion that identity, like the artwork itself, is forever in flux and subject to change. By allowing the audience to physically and emotionally engage with the work, Morphorama mirrors the ongoing, and ultimately universal process of self-discovery.
