Han Sungpil
Born 1972 in Seoul, Korea. Graduated from Korea’s Chung-Ang University in 1999 and completed his Master’s degree at Kingston University London in 2004. An artist active within and outside of Korea, Han Sungpil exhibited in Japan at the 2011 Yokohama Triennale, and again at the 2018 Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts.
［Residence Program］ May 14, 2019〜Jul 19, 2019
Han Sungpil Official website
Artmaking
For his installation Greentopia Fukuoka, Han photographed natural scenes of waterfalls and moss throughout Fukuoka Prefecture. The artist then printed his images onto oversized banners, suspending these at the front and sides of Tochoji Temple’s main pavilion. The work was exhibited as part of the Hakata Old Town Marugoto Museum event.
Workshops
June 3, 4 – ‘Photography: From Origins to Future’
Participants learned about the development of photography, starting with a demonstration of its origins in pinhole cameras, through to the modern lighting and drone methods used today. The workshop participants then photographed images using a pinhole camera, with their images exhibited throughout the Hakata Old Town Marugoto Museum event of September 26 to November 26. The images were also displayed at the ‘FAAM Resident Artist Workshop’ exhibition at the museum’s Lounge M8.
Participants: 12 students from Singapore’s CHIJ Junior High School
Venue: Artists’ Gallery and other spaces inside the museum
July 6 －The Origin of Photography：Taking Pictures with a Pinhole Camera
Participants experienced photographing and printing using pinhole cameras, and learned about the origin of photography and mechanism of the camera. The photographs taken by participants were exhibited in the ‘FAAM Resident Artist Workshop’ exhibition.
July 8 – ‘Make Your Own Yamakasa Float Using Photographs’
Students were given photographs shot by Han Sungpil in locations around the world, and cut these up to make collages of the kazariyama (floats) used in the Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival. The children’s works were displayed at the ‘FAAM Resident Artist Workshop’ exhibition at the museum’s Lounge M8.
Participants: Two children from Imazu Special Needs Elementary School
Venue: Artists’ Gallery
Talks
May 25 – ‘Resident Artist Talk: Background and Planned Activities’
The artist introduced his work to date, and discussed his plans for the Fukuoka residency artwork.
Participants: 67 general admissions
Venue: Art Café
October 12 – Artist Talk Relay at Hakata Old Town Marugoto Museum
Participants: 55
Venue: Tochoji Temple
