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Heejin Hwang
My recent works comprise sculptural units in which steel wire is used as basic material. As the basic structure is needed to construct a building, numerous layers consist of a form in my works, too; this means one’s personality, that is, persona. As I discovered another layer of personality which I had not been aware of, I began to be interested in the figures of the layer and induce them to my works. When a unit or multiple units complete a perfect structure or form, my jewelry comes to life.
Human body is the perfect space to install my jewelry on. Only when my works, the body ornaments, get perfectly installed on the wearer, emotional and structural rapport starts with the wearer. As in architecture, the site and scale of my work play an important role as well. As people imagine building an ideal house of their own, I also pursue building my house of jewelry (body architecture) on human body, too.
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Heejin Hwang
Connection 2, 2010
steel wire, steel plate, enamel, and mixed media
12” x 7.5” x 2”
Heejin Hwang Connection III on a model
Connection III
steel wire, enamel, ground rock
!8 x 18 x 4 cm
Heejin Hwang
The Power of Beauty
steel wire, steel plate, enamel, and ground rock
42 x 26 x 8 cm
Heejin Hwang
Connection I
steel wire, steel plate, enamel, and ground rock
50 x 20 x 4cm
Heejin Hwang The Power of Beauty on a model
The Power of Beauty II
steel wire, enamel, and ground rock
30 x 23 x 10 cm
Heejin Hwang
Temptation I
steel wire, enamel
60 x 20 x 15 cm
Heejin Hwang
Temptation II
steel wire, enamel
35 x 30 x 15 cm
Heejin Hwang
With Authority
steel wire, steel plate, enamel, and ground rock
28 x 28 x 10 cm