FOUNDRY
Kanghyuk Choi
CV

Kanghyuk Choi

b.1986
Based in Seoul, KR

최강혁은 1986년 서울 출생으로 영국 왕립예술학교에서 남성복 디자인으로 석사를 졸업한 현재 서울을 기반으로 활동하고 있습니다. 손상락과 함께 디자인 듀오 강혁으로도 활동하고 있는 그는 패션 디자인, 텍스타일, 조각, 설치 다양한 창작물을 소개합니다. 그는 창작물을 통해 소재에 대한 탐구, 대량 생산된 인공물에 대한 동경, 지속 가능성에 대한 물음을 제시합니다. 최강혁은 에어백, 나일론, 폴리에스터 등의 산업 재료를 본래의 기능적 맥락에서 분리하여 고유의 심미성을 직관하고, 질감과 형태 그리고 디테일과 실루엣 사이의 균형적 관계를 세심하게 조율하여 고유한 아름다움이 극대화되는 균형점에 도달하는 순간까지 집요하게 탐구합니다.

Seoul-based artist, Kanghyuk Choi, received an M.A. in Menswear at the Royal College of Art, London. He is currently active in Seoul and, along with Sanglak Shon, works as part of the design duo KANGHYUK. He presents a variety of works including fashion design, textiles, sculpture, and installation. Choi investigates materiality and focuses on mass-produced artificial objects, while posing questions about sustainability. He detaches industrial materials such as airbags, nylon and polyester from their original functional contexts, and captures their own aesthetic. Adjusting texture and form, detail and silhouette, he explores until he reaches the balance which maximizes their own beauty.

exhibitions
works
CV

1986

born in Seoul, KR

 

Now

lives and works in Seoul, KR

 

EDUCATION

2016

MA in Menswear, Royal College of Art, London, UK

 

2012

BA (Hons) in Bespoke Tailoring, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, UK

 

EXHIBITIONS

2023

SURFACE, FOUNDRY SEOUL, Seoul, KR

 

2020

REPEAT, FOUNDRY SEOUL, Seoul, KR

 

COLLECTIONS

2023

Collection 13

 

2022

Collection 12

 

2021

Collection 11

Collection 10

 

2020

Collection 9

Collection 8

 

2019

Collection 7

Collection 6

 

2018

Collection 5

Collection 4

 

2017

Collection 3

Collection 2

 

2016

Collection 1

 

INSTALLATIONS

2022

Installation 13, Polestar Seoul, Seoul, KR

 

2021

Installation 12, Beaker Cheongdam, Seoul, KR

 

2020

Installation 11, Boon The Shop Cheongdam, Seoul, KR

 

2019

Installation 10, Dover Street Market Ginza, Tokyo, JP

Installation 9, Boon The Shop Cheongdam, Seoul, KR

Installation 8, H. Lorenzo, Los Angeles, US

Installation 7, Comme des Garçons Trading Museum, Paris, FR

 

2018

Installation 6, Dover Street Market, London, UK

Installation 5, Comme des Garçons Trading Museum, Paris, FR

 

2017

Installation 4, Leclaireur, Paris, FR

Installation 3, Boon The Shop Cheongdam, Seoul, KR

Installation 2, H. Lorenzo Gallery, Los Angeles, US

Installation 1, Majangdong Refrigerated Storage, Seoul, KR

 

AWARDS

2022

Winner, SFDF(Samsung Fashion & Design Fund)

 

2021

Winner, SFDF(Samsung Fashion & Design Fund)

 

2019

Semi-finalist, LVMH(Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) Prize