Samsung Foundation of Culture Selects Jae-seok Han and Youngju Lim as 2026 Paris Cit? Residency Artists

Airfare, Living Expenses, and Activity Support Provided

The Samsung Foundation of Culture announced that Jae-seok Han and Youngju Lim have been selected as resident artists for the 2026 Paris Cit? Internationale des Arts residency program.

From the left in the photo, Jae-seok Han and Youngju Lim, photographers. Courtesy of Samsung Foundation of Culture

This year’s call for applications attracted a record 237 candidates from a wide range of fields, including painting, sculpture, sound, video, performance, and research. The selection process involved a comprehensive evaluation of artistic merit, potential for expanding their work, and concrete project plans, based on portfolio and document reviews.

Jae-seok Han has explored the phenomenon of "feedback" and subtle changes within repetition through sound installations and performances. He plans to present a multichannel sound installation capturing the acoustic environment of Paris. Youngju Lim is an artist who has worked with technologies such as VR, AI, and 3D scanning, focusing on themes of belief and uncertainty. She is planning a VR-based project that investigates vanished places in Paris and addresses the layers of time.

The two artists will each participate in the residency from April to September 2026 and from October 2026 to March 2027, respectively. The Samsung Foundation of Culture will provide airfare, living expenses, and activity support.

The Paris Cit? residency program by the Samsung Foundation of Culture has been running since 1996, with a total of 27 Korean artists having participated and engaged on the international stage through this initiative.

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