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 European 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.
Exhibitions
Education
A City Where The Dawn Air Flows
,65x125cm
,2023
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
A Portrait of Someone
,30x30cm
,2024
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
A Portrait of Someone
,30x30cm
,2024
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
A Portrait of Someone 3
,30x30cm
,2024
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
A Self Portrait
,30x30cm
,2023
,Ink on Korean paper
A Self Portrait
,2023
,30x30cm
,Ink on Korean paper
An Empty Garden
,100x85cm
,2024
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper, cut and pasted onto Korean paper on canvas
An Empty Garden (Day)
,130x65cm
,2024
,Water color on Korean paper, cut and pasted onto Korean paper on canvas
An Empty Garden (Night)
,130x65cm
,2024
,Water color on Korean paper, cut and pasted onto Korean paper on canvas
Dark Room
,60x60cm
,2024
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
Everyone’s Hidden Space
,65x200cm
,2023
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
Excessive Disregard or Excessive Protection
,150x125cm
,2024
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
I Was There, And I Became Another One
,325x195cm
,2023
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
Letter to Someone
,65x200cm
,2023
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
On a Starry Night, We Drifted
,250x200cm
,2024
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
On My Way To You (With Flower)
,130x150cm
,2024
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
On My Way To You (With Knife)
,130cm x 150cm
,2024
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
Our Day Was Long
,65x125cm
,2023
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
Self Portrait
,30x30cm
,2024
,Water colors on Korean paper
self portrait
,30x30cm
,2024
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
Self Portrait
,30x30cm
,2024
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper, cut and pasted onto Korean paper on canvas
Somewhere That Exists
,65x125cm
,2022
,Ink on Korean paper
The Garden Where No One Comes
,60x70cm
,2024
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper, cut and pasted onto Korean paper on canvas
The Garden Where No One Comes
,50x40cm
,2024
,Ink, Water color on Korean paper, cut and pasted onto Korean paper on canvas
The Me You Can't See
,85x100cm
,2024
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper, cut and pasted onto Korean paper on canvas
The Place Where Blue Water Flows
,60x65cm
,2023
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
The Place Where You Stayed
,65x125cm
,2023
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
The Place Where You Stayed
,65x125cm
,2024
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
The Space In November Where They Live
,65x200cm
,2023
,Ink on Korean paper
The Space In October Where They Live
,65x125cm
,2022
,Ink on Korean paper
The Space In Sepetember Where They Live
,65x125cm
,2022
,Ink on Korean paper
Uncomfortable Sex
,140x130cm
,2022
,Mixed media
We Sat With Our Backs Turned And Looked In Different Directions
,140x130cm
,2024
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
What I Felt Was Darkness
,80x100cm
,2024
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
What I felt was darkness
,65x125cm
,2024
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
What You Want Everything Is Here
,60x100cm
,2023
,Ink on Korean paper
Where Are We Headed
,125x65cm
,2023
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
Where Can I Find You
,60x65cm
,2023
,Ink, Water colors on Korean paper
Illusion Bookcase
,100x32.5x38.5cm
,2023
,Mixed media
Illusion Bookcase
,100x32.5x38.5cm
,2023
,Mixed media
Illusion Bookcase
,100x32.5x38.5cm
,2023
,Mixed media
Etude of Memory(2023)
,96.5x36.5x30cm
,2024
,Mixed media
Etude of Memory(2023)
,96.5x36.5x30cm
,2024
,Mixed media
Etude of Memory(2023)
,96.5x36.5x30cm
,2024
,Mixed media
Etude of Memory(2023)
,96.5x36.5x30cm
,2024
,Mixed media
console
,21x29.7cm
,2022
,pencil, ink on korean paper
A night to meet everyone
,17x28cm
,2022
,water coolers, ink on korean paper
Delusion
,17x28cm
,2022
,pencil, ink on korean paper
delusion
,17x28cm
,2022
,water colors, ink on korean paper
I closed my eyes in the dark room
,17x28cm
,2022
,ink on korean paper
I closed my eyes in the dark room
,17x28cm
,2022
,ink on korean paper
I closed my eyes in the dark room
,17x28cm
,2022
,ink on korean paper
I closed my eyes in the dark room
,17x28cm
,2022
,ink on korean paper
Rainbow day
,21x29.7cm
,2022
,pencil, water colors on korean paper
Sunny weather and walks
,21x29.7cm
,2022
,pencil, water color, ink on korean paper
Time to meet
,41x53cm
,2022
,ink on korean paper
Things that make me uncomfortable
,21x29.7
,2022
,pencil, ink on korean paper
The insomnia monster
,17x23cm
,2022
,ink on korean paper
The insomnia monster
,17x23cm
,2022
,pencil, ink on korean paper
Time to meet
,41x53cm
,2022
,ink on korean paper
walking with the moon
,17x28cm
,2022
,water colors, ink on korean paper
walking with the sun
,17x28cm
,2022
,water colors, ink on korean paper
The garden of us
,30 x 30cm
,2025
,Watercolor, Ink on Korean paper, cut and pasted onto Korean paper on canvas
The garden of us
,30x30cm
,2025
,Watercolor, Ink on Korean paper, cut and pasted onto Korean paper on canvas
The garden of us
,30x30cm
,2025
,Watercolor, Ink on Korean paper, cut and pasted onto Korean paper on canvas
I'm making a gift in your beautiful garden
,85x110cm
,2025
,Watercolor, Ink on Korean paper, cut and pasted onto Korean paper on canvas
Someone said
,110x100 cm
,2025
,Watercolor, Ink on Korean paper, cut and pasted onto Korean paper on canvas
No longer taking root
,85x85cm
,2025
,Watercolor, Ink on Korean paper, cut and pasted onto Korean paper on canvas