Contemporary artist | Kang woohyeok

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Woohyeok Kang

Article 53-2 of the Bank of Korea Act, Prohibition of Damage to Coins: 'No person shall damage coins by melting, pulverizing, or compressing them or by any other means without permission by the Bank of Korea, in order to use coins for other purposes in the pursuit of making profit.'”

Useless

Priceless-Carpopenaeus 1

Priceless-Carpopenaeus 2

Priceless-Fragment 1

Priceless-Fragment 2

Priceless-Fragment 3

Priceless-Diplomysthus

Priceless-Scombroclupea

Priceless-Spider starfish

Priceless-Ammonites

Priceless-Megalodon

Priceless-Keichousaurus

Monochrome is an installation that repurposes floor tiles made from discarded banknotes by the Bank of Korea, cutting them to standard canvas sizes and mounting them on the wall. Each 500x500mm tile contains shredded currency equivalent to 20 million Korean won (approximately $14,928.72).

Monochrome 3, 2, 1

Monochrome 3

Monochrome 2

Monochrome 1

Coin Project

Coin Project-Feb 2022

Coin Project-Mar 2022

Coin Project-Apr 2022

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