Jinseul Park

Painting (MA)
Jinseul Park with her work
A textured painting on hanji paper depicting a bruised, abused human torso from the back, with door panel-like indentations
A textured painting on hanji paper depicting a bruised, abused human torso from the back, with door panel-like indentations
The Room of the Body, Korean paint on Hanji, 197 x 85 cm, 2025
A delicately crafted ear from Hanji paper, showing bruises in atypical areas, referencing the hidden signs of trauma.
A delicately crafted ear from Hanji paper, showing bruises in atypical areas, referencing the hidden signs of trauma.
Silent Outcry, Korean paint on Hanji, 18 x 12.7 cm, 2024
A painting on a hanji paper mattress mold, showing a bruised, abused child overlaid with a Catholic veil image. The child's hands and feet align with mattress buttons, evoking the crucifixion of Jesus.
A painting on a hanji paper mattress mold, showing a bruised, abused child overlaid with a Catholic veil image. The child's hands and feet align with mattress buttons, evoking the crucifixion of Jesus.
I forgive you every night, Mixed media on Hanji, 200 x 140 cm, 2025
Installation with a wooden confessional, a gold Pietà-like trophy, an open Bible erased to highlight only an apology, and kneeling sculptures made of hanji paper.
Installation with a wooden confessional, a gold Pietà-like trophy, an open Bible erased to highlight only an apology, and kneeling sculptures made of hanji paper.
Wrong Confession, Gold leaf on 3D print, Wood, Hanji, Ink on a Bible, Variable size, 2023
A textured painting on hanji paper depicting a bruised, abused human torso from the back, with door panel-like indentations
A delicately crafted ear from Hanji paper, showing bruises in atypical areas, referencing the hidden signs of trauma.
A painting on a hanji paper mattress mold, showing a bruised, abused child overlaid with a Catholic veil image. The child's hands and feet align with mattress buttons, evoking the crucifixion of Jesus.
Installation with a wooden confessional, a gold Pietà-like trophy, an open Bible erased to highlight only an apology, and kneeling sculptures made of hanji paper.

About

Jinseul Park (b.1997) is an artist from Seoul who explores Han – a uniquely Korean emotion of unresolved sorrow, oppression, and resilience. Her work addresses the tension between cultural traditions and personal identity, as well as the impact of generational trauma, reflecting both historical and contemporary contexts.

Through bruised colors, Jinseul evokes Han, an emotion rooted in repressed experiences and unspoken generational histories. With her background in Oriental painting, she creates textured surfaces with traditional materials such as Hanji (Korean paper), Korean ink, and pigments to express the emotional depth and complexity of Han.

In her recent works in the UK, she integrates architectural structures made from Hanji and paints figures in bruised hues, inviting viewers into a space that reflects on history, the Asian diaspora, and the emotional landscapes that shape her generation.

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