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Wook Seo

Wook Seo (Hyunwook Seo) is a visual artist based in Seoul and New York, who refuses to be confined to a specific culture or style, positioning himself as an intermediary in the gaps between boundaries. He earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees in Metal Craft from Seoul National University and later received an MFA in Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York. Following this, he participated in a residency program at Flux Factory in New York, where he engaged in various collaborative projects and exhibitions.

Recently, he has been devoted to adding narrative layers to the imaginations he builds within digital spaces, materializing them through carefully chosen mediums, and presenting them to the audience. The physical entities he creates pull viewers into the digital realm, inviting them into his narratives regardless of their generation or background knowledge.

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Haphazrd
Trickster
Fantasy

HAPHAZRD THREE PRIESTS

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HAPHAZARD PROJECT
THREE PRIESTS

 2025.05.24 - 2024.06.24
 Installed at SVA Gallery, Seoul, Korea

DESCRIPTION

THREE PRIEST is an installation project that transforms a part of the artist’s digital universe into a physical exhibition space. Imaginations developed within a CAD program are materialized through digital symbols and forms, with each element organically connected to form its own role and narrative. All of this digital data is given material presence by the artist’s hand, taking shape as sculptures that confront the viewer in reality.

Centered around the concept of “three priests,” the project introduces a cast of characters—including a chancellor, jester, dancer, nanny, and servant—who together form a web of interrelationships. Approximately 100 sculptural pieces, created through the combination of disparate materials such as plastic, metal, wood, and stone, are interconnected within the gallery space to construct a single narrative structure.

Rather than presenting a central event, this exhibition functions as a prologue to a story yet to unfold. It focuses on the emergence of characters and the relationships between them, offering the audience a glimpse into the beginning of a narrative arc. By bringing beings from digital imagination into the physical world, the artist takes on the role of mediator, exploring the intersection of materiality and narrative.