AG18 Showcase
June Hwajung
A Quite Disappearance
Watercolor on Korean paper, cut and pasted onto Korean paper on canvas, 2025
125 x 125 cm
June(Hwajung Kim), born in 1991 in South Korea, is currently studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, in the class of Daniel Richter. His work is profoundly shaped by his identity as an Asian, non-native speaker, and queer man navigating Europe- an culture. Through performance, installation, and painting, June delves into the complexities of human duality, examining the way desire and emotions manifest themselves within intimate spaces.
In his paintings, June depicts transparent, intertwined figures with ambiguous forms, reflecting the uncertainty and fluidity of human relationships. He captures moments of intense emotional expression in settings such as beds, protest rallies, and dark rooms, where raw desires and vulnerabilities are laid bare. These intense collisions of human emotion and physicality challenge the validity of societal ideals and personal realities, inviting viewers to confront the fragile boundaries between connection and alienation.
