Jooyoung met Jan at the Chang-dong residency in Seoul back in 2004, and this is their first collaboration since then. She has been invited to initiate several projects at 195 Yeonhee-dong and found this opportunity to invite the Yeonhee-dong crew over to Seoul. Jooyoung's practice of work ranges from video to spraypainting - quite an unusual practice in Korea, but the common denominator seems to the the emphasis on words and statements. Her themes include the confusion of languages and a focus on gender politics. Her education and long stay in London has given her good insight in the European way of thinking and has made her a very good representative of Korean culture. Jooyoung has been busy with several projects and exhibtions in Seoul and recently held a residency in Melbourne. She likes to surf and fry in the sun on the beach when she is not gulfing down Australian barbeque, and plans to serve some good proper fat steak for the rest of the gang and any visitors one of these days.
[In her spare time, Jooyoung likes collecting Grateful Dead-bootlegs, watching Cheech & Chong-movies and staring into space saying "wow" and "dude" at odd intervals.]
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