Hoin Ji is a multidisciplinary artist based in Karlsruhe and Seoul. His work compares the intersection of the music genre and art movement, drawing inspiration from the world now’s interests, acts, and expressions of liberation, and community. With a background in painting and fashion print, his works evoke what paths our history walked through, and the different methodologies of liberation, appear repetitively in human history, taking diverse forms over time.
Ji has exhibited his work in various spaces and festivals across Germany and Korea, including scholarship and funds from Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM, the Arts Council Korea, and the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture. In 2024, he stayed in Cape Town, South Africa for a research program ‘intercultural music and media practice’ which is fully funded by BWS+.
His current body of work focuses on the theme of the different shapes of liberation’s expression, the residue of colonialism, researching how music and art, and what specific style tries(finishes) to overcome the influence. With the keyword ‘abstract’, He tries to form the neutral-materialistic zone which is free of bias and prejudice.
Ji uses biodegradable, easy-level materials to create materialistic and easily accessible instruments that challenge viewers to reflect on the fine arts' barrier which is a result of the fine arts colluding with Neoliberalism. It was influenced by the situation in which he had to give up learning the flute, which he wanted to learn, due to financial circumstances during his childhood.
Education
Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design. Diplom Medienkunst, Karlsruhe, 2025.
*Fully funded research program by Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM Plus(BWS+).
Kyung Hee University. BFA Drawing & Painting, Seoul, 2019.
Solo Exhibition
abstractly. Hall1, Seoul, 2023.
Selected Group Exhibition
Sonic Spatiology Vol. 2. ZKM Pavillon, Karlsruhe, 2024.
GMAF: Eye of Next Media Art. the Gwangju Media Art Platform, Gwangju, 2023.
Painters by Painters. 2/WDigital Edition, Seoul, 2018.
Hovering. 2/W, Seoul, 2018.
Selected Performance/Screening
Bowed Electrons. SACM, UCT, Cape Town, 2024.
Bowed Electrons. !Khwa ttu, Yzerfontein, 2024.
Bunte Nacht der Digitalisierung. TRIANGEL, Karlsruhe, 2024.
next_generation X. ZKM Kubus, Karlsruhe, 2024.
Electro Carrot. ACS, Seoul, 2023.
MK-Ultra Sound. MUTProbe 1(HfM), Karlsruhe, 2023.
Roundabout22. Kinemathek, Karlsruhe, 2022.
Sites21/22. Short Circuit, Seoul, 2022.
*Selected by the National Library of Korea as an “online material with high preservation value” and registered and permanently preserved as national data.
WeSA Festival 2021. LAD, Seoul, 2021.
Miner's Gem. Short Circuit, Seoul, 2021.
PM-03 Gray Edition. SAPY, Seoul, 2021.
PM-03 Aluminium Practice. Dkff, Seoul, 2021.
PM-03 Wooden Practice. Dkff, Seoul, 2021.
Electro Jujube. Short Circuit, Seoul, 2021.
PM-02. HÖR Berlin, Berlin, 2020.
PM-01. DDDD Live Streaming, Berlin, 2020.
Electro Cucumber. RFSC100, Seoul, 2019.
Critique/Text
호인의 h. 황재민, 2023.
‘ ‘ .. 김호원, 2023.
변환추상. 크리스토퍼 폰 프랑켄베르크, 2023.
Abstraction through Transformation. Christopher von Frankenberg, 2023.
회화처럼 춤추는 동안. 황재민, 2021.
회화적 지지체의 회화적 문법. 황재민, 2018.
Grant/Scholarship/Residency
BWS+.Intercultural Music and Media Practice, Baden-Württemberg, 2024.
medienfrische. Bschlabertal, Austria, 2024.
Korea Culture and Arts Fund. Seoul, 2023.
Korea Culture and Arts Fund. Seoul, 2022.
Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture Fund. Seoul, 2022.
WeSA Festival 2021. WeSA, Seoul, 2021.
Writing/Publication
유학파 랩소디. 하이퍼-이글루스, Seoul, 2024- *운영 / 디자인 / 연재
슬픈 견출지. 뉴스페이퍼 제4호, Seoul, 2023.
reminimally. Schwarm Issue No. 1, Karlsruhe, 2023.
GRE: 프레임 인간을 위한 지지체 패션. 서울미감, Seoul, 2018.
Seoul-Aesthetic. Seoul-Moberm-Aesthetic, Seoul, 2018-2019. *공동 기획 / 디자인 / 기고
Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design. Diplom Medienkunst, Karlsruhe, 2025.
*Fully funded research program by Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM Plus(BWS+).
Kyung Hee University. BFA Drawing & Painting, Seoul, 2019.
Solo Exhibition
abstractly. Hall1, Seoul, 2023.
Selected Group Exhibition
Sonic Spatiology Vol. 2. ZKM Pavillon, Karlsruhe, 2024.
GMAF: Eye of Next Media Art. the Gwangju Media Art Platform, Gwangju, 2023.
Painters by Painters. 2/WDigital Edition, Seoul, 2018.
Hovering. 2/W, Seoul, 2018.
Selected Performance/Screening
Bowed Electrons. SACM, UCT, Cape Town, 2024.
Bowed Electrons. !Khwa ttu, Yzerfontein, 2024.
Bunte Nacht der Digitalisierung. TRIANGEL, Karlsruhe, 2024.
next_generation X. ZKM Kubus, Karlsruhe, 2024.
Electro Carrot. ACS, Seoul, 2023.
MK-Ultra Sound. MUTProbe 1(HfM), Karlsruhe, 2023.
Roundabout22. Kinemathek, Karlsruhe, 2022.
Sites21/22. Short Circuit, Seoul, 2022.
*Selected by the National Library of Korea as an “online material with high preservation value” and registered and permanently preserved as national data.
WeSA Festival 2021. LAD, Seoul, 2021.
Miner's Gem. Short Circuit, Seoul, 2021.
PM-03 Gray Edition. SAPY, Seoul, 2021.
PM-03 Aluminium Practice. Dkff, Seoul, 2021.
PM-03 Wooden Practice. Dkff, Seoul, 2021.
Electro Jujube. Short Circuit, Seoul, 2021.
PM-02. HÖR Berlin, Berlin, 2020.
PM-01. DDDD Live Streaming, Berlin, 2020.
Electro Cucumber. RFSC100, Seoul, 2019.
Critique/Text
호인의 h. 황재민, 2023.
‘ ‘ .. 김호원, 2023.
변환추상. 크리스토퍼 폰 프랑켄베르크, 2023.
Abstraction through Transformation. Christopher von Frankenberg, 2023.
회화처럼 춤추는 동안. 황재민, 2021.
회화적 지지체의 회화적 문법. 황재민, 2018.
Grant/Scholarship/Residency
BWS+.Intercultural Music and Media Practice, Baden-Württemberg, 2024.
medienfrische. Bschlabertal, Austria, 2024.
Korea Culture and Arts Fund. Seoul, 2023.
Korea Culture and Arts Fund. Seoul, 2022.
Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture Fund. Seoul, 2022.
WeSA Festival 2021. WeSA, Seoul, 2021.
Writing/Publication
유학파 랩소디. 하이퍼-이글루스, Seoul, 2024- *운영 / 디자인 / 연재
슬픈 견출지. 뉴스페이퍼 제4호, Seoul, 2023.
reminimally. Schwarm Issue No. 1, Karlsruhe, 2023.
GRE: 프레임 인간을 위한 지지체 패션. 서울미감, Seoul, 2018.
Seoul-Aesthetic. Seoul-Moberm-Aesthetic, Seoul, 2018-2019. *공동 기획 / 디자인 / 기고