"Hair has the potential to embody both mind and matter. In my sculptures I tie hair together piece by piece into nearly invisible forms that represent ineffable thoughts and the conscious and subconscious mind." - Jayoung Yoon

Jayoung Yoon's work is composed of strands of her own hair that are hand knotted or woven into forms to create intricate sculptures. The woven hair resembles fine nets or webs, allowing the viewer to see through the strands, giving the work a delicate transparency, while the material lends the work a feeling of intimacy and envelopment.

One of the three artists featured in Interlacement: A Group Exhibition at The Korea Society, Yoon discusses her art and career.

The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017

About the Artist:

Jayoung Yoon has exhibited extensively, including the Bronx Museum of the Arts, NY; San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, CA; Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art, NY; New Bedford Art Museum, MA; Ohio Craft Museum, OH; Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, DE; Here Arts Center, NY; Coreana Museum of Art, Korea and Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, Korea. She was awarded the AHL Foundation Artist Fellowship, Manhattan Graphics Center Scholarship, the BRIC Media Arts fellowship, and the Franklin Furnace Fund. She has attended residencies at MacDowell, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Swing space, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Sculpture Space, Millay Arts, I-Park, and Saltonstall Foundation, among others. Yoon's work has appeared in various publications, including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Hyperallergic, Gothamist, Artnet News, Surface Design Journal, and Fiber Art Now. Yoon received her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan and her BFA from Hongik University in Seoul, Korea. https://www.jayoungart.com/