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Paul Rho (노바울, b.1989, Seoul, Korea) is an interdisciplinary artist dealing with personal memories through photography, video, sculpture, and performance. He began his studies at the University of Arts London and completed a bachelor's degree in Photography at the School of Visual Arts followed by a master's degree in Visual Arts at Columbia University. His practice concentrates on how photographic materials; paper, film, and light-sensitive chemicals can be transformed into sculptures rather than storytelling tools. The act of taking photographs has become our society's behaviour of existence due to digital technology. His photography is about chemical reactions, not the digital translation of 0 and 1. To honour the pioneers of photography, he investigates various methods of photography processes and sculpts with chemical photographs. Meanwhile, his work is influenced by personal experiences, such as folding, sewing, traditional Korean pottery, and Korean traditional music. When he was 14, he left Korea and lived in Canada, Italy, England, Argentina, and the United States. After living as an expat for two decades, he is finally navigating and accepting his roots. He currently resides and works in New York.

 

Educations

2023 Columbia University, MFA Visual Arts

2019 School of Visual Arts, BFA Photography and Video

2010   University of Arts London, Foundation Diploma in Art & Design

Solo Exhibitions

2024 “Ebbs and Flows”, Curated by Yuyue (Eunice) Chen, Rockella Space, Ridgewood, New York

2020 “Lynchian Forms”, Maumsup Gallery, Seoul

2018 "To Live For One Thousand Years", School of Visual Arts, New York

"Series, Sequences, Stories", School of Visual Arts, New York

Two Person Exhibitions

2024 “Fotograficos” - Taejoong Kim & Paul Rho, Galeria Aires, New York

Group Exhibitions

2024 “Binary Equilibrium”, Gallery Chang, New York

“Prototype 1.0”, Springs Project, New York

  “Expand and Contract: Photography and Mixed Media”(online), Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles

 “Shoutout Manse, Mar 1st”, 404 Broadway, New York

 “Happy Lunar New Year Show”, Doclay Gallery, New York

2023 “Press Release (Cycle V part ii)”, Storage, New York

“in medias res:”, The Blanc, New York

“Press Release (Cycle V part i)”, Storage, New York

“Stand-outs: Selections from the Columbia MFA Program”, Fredric Snitzer, Miami

“Columbia MFA Thesis Exhibition, Class of 2023”, Wallach gallery, New York

2022 “15th Jeonju International Photo Festival”, Jeonju, South Korea

“Columbia University MFA Summer Pop-up”, Half Gallery, New York

“Columbia University MFA Summer Show”, Chashama, New York

“2023 First Year MFA Exhibition”, Wallach gallery, New York

2021 “Yeongwol Byeolgok”, 19th Donggang International Photo Festival, Yeongwol, South Korea

2019 “Mentors”, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York

2015  "Estetica: percorso di bellezza e umanità", Circolo partito democratico, Milan, Italy

Awards

2022 Dean’s Project Grant, Columbia University, New York

2021 Visual Arts Program Scholarship, Columbia University, New York

2019 Alumni Scholarship Award, School of Visual Arts, New York

2016   Chairman's Merit Award, School of Visual Arts BFA Photography Department, New York

Press

2024 Cultbytes - Flowing and Framing Two Exhibitions in New York Recall Arcs

2024 Impulse Magazine - A Letter Home with Paul Rho

2023 Hyperallergic - Columbia’s MFA Show Is an Immersive Experience

2020 Monthly Photo, Korea - December issue

Publication

2018 Masculinity, Artist Book, self-published, 20 pages, no edition

Collection

MoMA Library, New York - Masculinity, Artist Book

New York Public Library - Masculinity, Artist Book

Private collections 

Contact

Email:    paulrhostudio@gmail.com