Samsung Cultural Foundation Selects Kang Minsuk and Park Jihee as Resident Artists at Paris Cit? Residency

Artists Kang Minsuk and Park Jihee to Reside from March and September Next Year
Residency Program Hosting 23 Participants Since 1996

Samsung Foundation of Culture announced on the 13th that artists Kang Minsuk and Park Jihee have been selected as residents for the 2024 Paris Cit? Internationale des Arts residency program.

Artists Kang Minsuk (left) and Park Jihee, selected as residents for the 2024 Paris Cit? Residency by the Samsung Foundation of Culture.
[Photo by Samsung Foundation of Culture]

Artist Kang Minsuk pursues the restoration of the relationship between life and art through performative work centered on the act of 'care.' She forms relationships with objects, people, and events encountered in daily life, focusing on those marginalized in society and conducting projects that restore their value.

The proposed project explores the loss, continuity, and transmission of language and culture, and its thematic awareness and approach received high praise.

Artist Park Jihee has developed a body of work visualizing the history and transformation of architectural spaces based on interdisciplinary research among anthropology, biology, and architectural history.

The project to be conducted at Paris Cit? involves drawing and installation works using fungi to reconstruct an ideal urban space. The timeliness and site-specificity of addressing the coexistence of city and nature were key factors in her selection.

Artists Kang and Park will reside and work from March to August 2024 and from September 2024 to February 2025, respectively.

Samsung Foundation of Culture will support both artists with airfare, living expenses, and activity funds, and has renovated the recently operated studio to provide a more comfortable environment conducive to creation and research.

This Cit? residency was resumed after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, applications from skilled artists attempting diverse approaches increased significantly. The selection process was conducted in two stages, evaluating the potential for future development and the concrete execution plans of the projects.

Since its inception in 1996, Samsung Foundation of Culture’s Paris Cit? residency has provided long-term studio rentals to support capable Korean artists by offering residency opportunities. A total of 23 artists have participated in the program, including Jo Yongsin, Yoon Aeyoung, Geum Junggi, Han Seongpil, Ro Wajeong, Jeon Sojeong, Oh Min, and Yeom Jihye.

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