Korean Ceramic Artist

Growing up in Korea, where mountains are visible almost everywhere, ShinHyeok became attuned to the landscape. He recalls spending time observing distant ridgelines; mist drifting across the peaks, water seeping into the earth and subtle shifts in light and colour. These experiences gradually drew him toward clay - a material that felt inseparable from the landscape.

For ShinHyeok, working with clay is a meditative process in which time, movement, and touch meet. His vessels, built slowly by hand through layered coiling, echo the depth and spatial sensibility of East Asian landscape painting. The resulting surfaces retain the traces of their making, like brushstrokes or sedimented time.