Jin Choi and Thomas Shine of Choi + Shine Architects
Established in 2003. Live and work in Amsterdam, Netherlands
2022 “Global Gateway, European Union.” Travelling exhibition in Europe, including Romania, Estonia, Italy, Spain, Denmark and Germany
2021 “Sea Art Festival 2021: Non-/Human Assemblages”, Busan, South Korea
2018 “Commonwealth Games 2018”, Festival 2018 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
2017 “The 20th Islamic Art Festival”, Sharjah, U.A.E
［Residence Program］ Jul 18, 2023〜Sep 18, 2023
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Profile
Choi+Shine Architects's public art started with the “Land of Giants,” the internationally awarded, human-shaped electrical transmission towers designed for Iceland. These large, functional artistic installations transformed mundane infrastructure into artworks on the landscape. Their more recent public artworks use intricately patterned, community made large scale lace to create poetic intervention and new interpretation to public spaces.
In Fukuoka They will design and create a new work, informed by the city and culture, made with local volunteers. Working together towards a single goal creates a strong community spirit, with strangers bonding together, sharing ownership of the work. The project epitomizes true community art and demonstrated the social responsibility of public art. The process of making the art becomes a meaningful and significant part of the artwork.
The ability to read a site, and create thoughtful and resonating works is where they have excelled in they projects, and they sincerely hope to do so for the City of Fukuoka.
"ARIZONA!" 2018(Scottsdale, Arizona)
"ARIZONA!" 2018(Scottsdale, Arizona)
"The Lace" for " Amsterdam Light Festival" 2016
"The Trees" 2022(Luton,UK)
"The Urchins in Australia" 2018(Gold Coast, Australia)
WINDS OF ARTIST IN RESIDENCE 2023 Dialogue ―― Deeper and Further
"Power of One" 2023 Photo by Kawasaki Ittoku
"Power of One" 2023 Photo by Kawasaki Ittoku
"Power of One" 2023 Photo by Kawasaki Ittoku
"Power of One" 2023 Photo by Kawasaki Ittoku
Exhibition view Photo by Kawasaki Ittoku
Exhibition view Photo by Kawasaki Ittoku
Interaction Diary
September 17 – Gallery Talk : Yamamoto Seiko + Shimizu Miho + Jin Choi and Thomas Shine
(Grand Studio, the Artist Cafe Fukuoka)
Jin and Thomas thanked many volunteers who contributed to making the artwork. They also shared the important aspect of the work, that each of us has the power to make a change, just like when the audience enters the water and brings different expressions to the landscape.
September 16 – October 22 – Residency Exhibition WINDS OF ARTIST IN RESIDENCE 2023 Dialogue : Deeper and Further
(Grand Studio, the Artist Cafe Fukuoka)
"The Power of One" a large installation work was exhibited above a reflecting pool inside the venue. Photo credit : KAWASAKI Ittoku
September 12 –Trip to Beppu
Jin and Thomas traveled to Beppu, Oita prefecture for their research on bamboo crafts. After visiting the Beppu City Traditional Bamboo Crafts Center, they joined a workshop to learn how to make bamboo crafts. Among many weaving techniques, which are believed to be more than 200 kinds, they learned “Mutsume-ami(hexagonal pattern)” from Kondo Masayo, a bamboo craft artist.
September 3 – Towards the goal of the Workshop
More than 100 pieces of crochet made by the volunteers were connected to form the whole installation work.
August 26 – Start connecting the crochet together
Participants gradually shifted from making small pieces of crochet to connecting each of them together. Their working space also moved from the gallery to a former gymnastic hall, the exhibition venue.
August 11 – Mid-term of the Workshop
11th day of the workshop. On an average of 30 people joined the workshop everyday and concentrated in making the crochet with the artists.
August 1 – Visit to Dazaifu Tenmangu (shrine)
After seeing the collection exhibition at the Kyushu National Museum, Jin and Thomas met Shimizu Miho, another artist joining the residency program in the first period. Together they went to see the architectures and the gallery with guidance provided by the curatorAnderson Eri who works at the cultural research center located in the Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine.
July 27 – First Day of the Workshop
Jin and Thomas talked about their previous public art projects and plans for the residency, including their research about symbolic, traditional forms or patterns found in Japan to be involved in the design of lace patterns. They also invited people to participate in the crochet workshop.
July 23 – Artist Talk : Jin Choi and Thomas Shine + Yamamoto Seiko + Shimizu Miho
(Held at the community space at the Artist Cafe Fukuoka)
Jin and Thomas talked about their previous public art projects and plans for the residency, including their research about symbolic, traditional forms or patterns found in Japan to be involved in the design of lace patterns. They also invited people to participate in the crochet workshop.
July 20 – First Visit to Artist Cafe Fukuoka
Jin and Thomas went to see the exhibition venue for the residency work (a former gymnastic hall). They also checked different options of materials for the artwork.
