Hae Yoon

Photo: Pernille Sandberg

Hae Yoon is an Oslo-based artist and designer, who recently created the design for Novooi's (re)made exhibition. She has previously co-designed the permanent Edvard Munch exhibition Shadows at the new Munch Museum in Bjørvika, as well as the permanent exhibition at the Henrik Ibsen Museum in Grimstad. Her art is also exhibited at the contemporary art gallery KÖSK in Oslo.

Her work revolves around two central themes: reflections on childhood challenges in South Korea, and how we perceive our surroundings - through light, everyday objects and their placement in space. Geometric shapes in her drawings act as invitations to the subconscious, while graphic elements and graduated shades blur the boundaries between the viewer's physical space and the artist's inner landscape.

"When designing for clients, I was always drawn to creating something that reflected my own stories and thoughts." This drive led her to explore a sense of space through drawing. "Drawing is the purest form of imagination. We instinctively reach for pen and paper to capture an idea or a sudden inspiration. Through drawing, I want to convey feelings and thoughts as purely as possible."

Currently, Hae is expanding her practice from paper drawings to felt, where she builds images with the same method, using locally produced materials.