"writingsaboutbuildings" designs mechanism.
Public space mediates memory of community.
Also, we write about building to narrate collective culture and to make imagination from region.
Dongjoo LEE, artistic researcher.
MA Candidate in Art Theory
Korea National University of Arts, Seoul
I study in the field of art, architecture and design with contemporary artists and designers in Seoul, responding to history of western art, architectural theory, media culture and sci-fi. Typically, when I'm curating the exhibition, I design a space, manage events and PRs for artists and teach participants. Recently, I'm writing my thesis for master degree at K-Arts Art theory.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Art History, Design Criticism
Social Engagement, Art Education
Community, Public Space, Housing&Planning
PUBLICATION
web | VOICE VOICE !, Seoul Art Guide, 08.20.2025.
web | TEXT TO IMAGE, Seoul Art Guide, 07.28.2025.
article | A STUDY OF EXHIBITION DESIGN FOCUSED ON GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ART GALLERY – FOCUSING ON THE FLOOR PLAN OF 'FRAGMENTS OF THE WOOD', 2025 KSDS∙SDC Spring International Conference,
Korean Society of Design Science, 06.07.2025.
catalog | FRAGMENTS OF THE WOOD, NOWWE, Dongjak Foundation for Arts and Culture, Korean Artists Welfare Foundation, 02.21.2025.
web | FRAGMENTS OF THE WOOD, Seoul Art Guide, 01.20.2025.
catalog | AFFECTION TO NATURE INSPIRATION OF ART ARCHIVE BOOK, Dobong Cultural Foundation, 11.20.2024.
catalog | SCHOOL OF DRAMA HERITAGE OF 30 YEARS, Korea National University of Arts, 11.06.2024.
web | HOUSE OF THE PLAY, SCHOOL OF DRAMA 30TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, The Seoul Sinmun, 11.01.2024.
web | SCHOOL OF DRAMA 30TH ANNIVERSARY PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITION OPEN IN SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR, Kyosu Newspaper, 10.24.2024.
catalog | OUR RECORDS, Gangdong Foundation for Arts and Culture, 10.06.2023.
web | SEOSA PAGE VOL.2 PUBLIC SPACE, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, 09.08.2023.
report | MAKING LOCAL COMMUNITY FOCUSING ON PRACTICE OF SUSTAINABLE DIET, The Seoul Institute, 11.07.2021.
catalog | MY HANGANG-RIVER MANUAL, Seoul Metropolitan Government, 12.18.2020.
catalog | YA YEARBOOK 2019-2020, Yonsei Architecture Cube A, 02.02.2020.
catalog | THE SPACE OF DOOR THE SCENE OF DOOR, UIID, Seoul Design Foundation, 01.07.2018.
PROJECT
'우리를 위한 방 Rooms for us' curated
09.05.2025. ~ 09.06.2025.
Architecture&Drawing Workshop
AnnPaak
'Voice Voice !' curated
09.02.2025. ~ 09.06.2025.
Group Exhibition
AnnPaak
'Text to Image' curated
07.28.2025. ~ 08.15.2025.
Media Wall Exhibition
Seokwan Campus Library 1F Lobby/School of Visual Arts Outdoor Courtyard/Korea National University of Arts Artcollider Lab
'Fragments of the wood' curated
02.06.2025. ~ 02.21.2025.
2024 New Artists Support Project
Dongjak Art Gallery/Dongjak Foundation for Arts and Culture/Korean Artists Welfare Foundation
'Shape of Neighborhood' curated
12.14.2024. ~ 12.17.2024.
2023 Guro-gu Art+Interior Project Result Exhibition
Seoul Community Cultural Center Sindorim/Guro Cultural Foundation
'School of Drama, Heritage of 30 years' Design team
11.06.2024. ~ 11.08.2024.
School of Drama 30th Annivarsary Exhibition
Seokwan Campus Gallery/Korea National University of Arts
'Letters from the River' production
10.19.2024.
Waterfront Public Design Platform Festival
Anyangcheon Sinjeonggyo Bridge/Yeongdeungpo Culture City Center/Yeongdeungpo Cultural Foundation
'낯선 시간에 대한 말하기 Tell me your story' curated
02.20.2024. ~ 03.01.2024.
Group Exhibition
Q Archive
'Seoul Kinetoscope' production
10.06.2023. ~ 10.29.2023.
2023 Gangdong Young Artists Support Project
Gangdong Art Center/Gandong Foundation for Arts and Culture
'K-Views: Recording' production
07.15.2022. ~ 07.24.2022.
2022 AAVS Seoul Summer
Yonsei University/AA
'Urban Regeneration through the Consumption of Agricultural Products' studied
05.10.2021. ~ 11.07.2021.
2021 SMALL RESEARCH BETTER SEOUL Research Fellowship
The Seoul Institute
'Box in the Grid' curated
11.24.2020. ~ 12.14.2020.
Theory Gallery Project
Department of Art Theory, Korea National University of Arts
'Beyond the Canvas' production(BSc Graduation Project)
12.27.2019. ~ 12.29.2019.
2019 University Student Graduation Exhibition
DDP/Seoul Design Foundation/Seoul Metropolitan Government
'Empathic Space' curated
11.19.2019. ~ 11.23.2019.
33rd Yonsei Interior Architecture&Built Environment Graduation Exhibition
Yonsei University Museum/Yonsei Interior Architecture&Built Environment
'The Space of DOOR, The Scene of DOOR' curated
12.19.2017. ~ 01.07.2018.
2017 DDP Open Curating with UIID(Collaborated)
DDP/Seoul Design Foundation
'Broken Mirror' production
03.30.2017. ~ 04.02.2017.
UIID(Interior Design Student Seoul Union) Group Exhibition
Seoul Community Cultural Center Sindorim/Guro Cultural Foundation
'Nakwon' curated
02.07.2017.~ 02.11.2017.
Yonyoung(Yonsei Photography Group) Rookie Group Exhibition
Muak Rotary Club Hall/Yonsei University The General Student Club Union
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