Jayoon Choi

Work

︎︎︎ Human Study

︎︎︎ The Future Perfect
︎︎︎ Until The Dream
     Becomes Sweeter

︎︎︎ The Theory of
     Concentric Spheres

︎︎︎ Nietzsche

︎︎︎ Horanggasy

︎︎︎ Rock Study
︎︎︎ The Radio
︎︎︎ Keep Going
︎︎︎ Early Drawings


Academic &
Public Engagement

︎︎︎ Argue with

     4 Angry Women

︎︎︎ Collective Breathing
︎︎︎ Illustrating
     Mental Health

︎︎︎ AR Drawing

︎︎︎ Artist in Resident


Ediotial

︎︎︎ Autopilot
︎︎︎ A Guide to
     Eco-Anxiety

︎︎︎ with ninaian project

︎︎︎ Publicity


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Mark

Jayoon Choi is a London-based artist.
︎︎︎ Wanna talk to her?

Jayoon’s work is about
 ︎︎︎ What does it mean to be human?
 ︎︎︎ How does one build the world for themselves?
      ︎︎︎What value do we possess or do not possess to be human?
 ︎︎︎ Seeking a tangible form or an experience to convey such questions

Using
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drawing as a tool to actualise the investigation (of the above questions)
    ︎︎︎ Automatic drawing, moving image & installation

Longer version 
︎︎︎ Jayoon’s practice explores the gap between inner human experience and the act of translating it into tangible form. She gravitates toward moments that resist language: experiences that are either too raw, too isolated, or reduced to clichéd expressions.

Through automatic processes, she investigates the vast internal landscape buried beneath our physical forms, questioning how much our bodies truly reveal about who we are. Using herself as both subject and testing ground, she engages bodily metaphors to create visual embodiments of what cannot be spoken.

This embodiment takes a paradoxical form: Jayoon uses fragments of the human body to materialise intangible internal experiences.
Her approach deliberately strips away constructed identifiers such as time, gender, and culture, depicting androgynous figures to uncover the essential force that inhabits the physical body. This inquiry echoes the Buddhist hwadu (話頭): "What moves this corpse?" —a question that drives her investigation into the ineffable nature of being human.

Text extends this philosophical inquiry, serving as both seed and tool in her creative process. She weaves together personal reflections, poetry, lyrics, philosophical writings, and religious texts as foundational elements for her work. Through this interdisciplinary methodology, Jayoon attempts to embrace and speculate on shared human experiences that transcend all differences.

Jayoon is also 
︎︎︎A Senior lecturer at the Illustration Programme at Camberwell College of Arts and an Associate Lecturer at the MA Graphic Communication Design at Central Saint Martins.

Want further details?
    ︎︎︎ Interview with The Women Cinemakers Magazine (2018)
        ︎︎︎ Linkedin??
             ︎︎︎ Scroll down to see what she’s been through in a CV format

 





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Education



Solo

2012   05

2011   03

New Drawings. Jealous Gallery.  London, The UK



Group

2025   11

Poster Exhibition: The Role of Technology in Illustration. Koç University. Istanbul, Türkiye

            07

VIDAK & IPACT International Exchange Exhibition. Harbin, People's Republic of China

2024   06

Impromptu Improvisation, Duo performance with Taehun Lee. Domagk Ateliers. München, Germany

            05

2023   12

Under The SurfaceHoranggasy ArtPolygon. Gwangju, The Republic of Korea

2022   12

D-Space. Visual Information Design Association of Korea. Seoul, The Republic of Korea

2021   04

2019   11

             09

             06

             03

             05

Meshes PresentGenesis Cinema. London, The UK

             04

I am.... Kreativni KRK. Decumanus Gallery. Croatia

2016   10

The Dark Arts. Candid Arts Trust. London, The UK

             07

Momentary Tremolo: Sketch_01play_algorithm. Parker Gallery. London, The UK

             06

             02

Isle of Lost and Found. Hockney Gallery. RCA. London, The UK

             05

2013    05

Blend In. The Inaugural Artlacuna Film Festival. London, The UK

              01

2011    09

Contemporary Prints. Smith Row Gallery. Bury St. Edmunds, The UK

2009    08

Small Print. Jealous Gallery. London, The UK



Art Fair

2010 - 2025

2016 - 2019

2014

2010 - 2011   



Residency

2023   

Horanggasy Creative Studio. Gwangju, The Republic of Korea

2018  

Artist in Residence. Zen Centre Regensburg, Germany

2012

Artist in Residence. Heal’s Tottenhal Court Road. Jelous Gallery. London, The UK



Talk, Workshop & Feature

2024   12 

            11 

Argue with 4 Angry Women. [interactive public discussion] on Gen AI from a feminist perspective. Camberwell Space, The UK

            01 

Artist talk & workshop for History of translation as history of philosophy & Sources of Korean philosophy. University of Hildesheim. Germany

2022   11 

Action Research. [Talk]. Academic Practice. PgCert, UAL. London, The UK 

2022   02 

Design Without Elective. [Workshop].  Royal College of Art. London, The UK 

2021   12 

4 Drawings. [Workshop]. Emphatic Design for Sustainable City with PaTI & Indonesia

2020   02 

            06

            02

             01




Editorial

2025   10 

Coming soon...!

2025   03 

Two illustrations: Park. S (2025) ‘Autopilot’, Achimdal Books

2020   09 

Book Cover illustration: Grose. A (2020) ‘A Guide to Eco-Anxiety’, Watkins Publishing



Academia

   

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