🏆 DesignTO: Juror's Choice Award
🏆 DesignTO: Juror's Choice Award
🏆 DesignTO: Juror's Choice Award
Exhibition
KYOPO
KYOPO
KYOPO
DesignTO 2025 exhibit
DesignTO 2025 exhibit
DesignTO 2025 exhibit
KYOPO is an installation piece for the 2025 DesignTO Exhibit consisting of laser-cut boxes and video projection mapping.. It is a story of Korean immigrants’ journey in Canada. These brave individuals built their lives all over again from nothing but hope and determination to provide a better life for their family. It is a thank you note for them, brought to life through video-mapped projections playing across laser-cut wooden boxes.
KYOPO is an installation piece for the 2025 DesignTO Exhibit consisting of laser-cut boxes and video projection mapping.. It is a story of Korean immigrants’ journey in Canada. These brave individuals built their lives all over again from nothing but hope and determination to provide a better life for their family. It is a thank you note for them, brought to life through video-mapped projections playing across laser-cut wooden boxes.
KYOPO is an installation piece for the 2025 DesignTO Exhibit consisting of laser-cut boxes and video projection mapping.. It is a story of Korean immigrants’ journey in Canada. These brave individuals built their lives all over again from nothing but hope and determination to provide a better life for their family. It is a thank you note for them, brought to life through video-mapped projections playing across laser-cut wooden boxes.
TEAM
ROLE
TOOLS
DATE
Individual
Artist
After Effects Premier Pro
Oct 2024 - Jan 2025
DesignTO
DesignTO
DesignTO
DesignTO is an annual design festival in Toronto that features exhibitions, installations, and events celebrating creativity and innovation. It brings together artists and designers to explore the role of design in culture and everyday life.
I joined nine emerging artists in the DesignTO Youth: Story Story program in exploring how personal and cultural narratives are constructed and shared through diverse media.
Over a six-week residency leading into the January–February 2025 exhibition at Toronto’s Collision Gallery, we engaged in talks and workshops with mentors (Yassine Ben Abdallah, Lanaire Aderemi, Sage Paul, Grace An, and Sharine Taylor) learning to convey nuanced reflections on family, identity, cross-generational traditions, and the self.
KYOPO contributes to this dialogue by weaving the commonalities into a storytelling structure, creating a rich narrative layer that resonates with the exhibition’s focus on intimate, culturally-rooted storytelling.
DesignTO is an annual design festival in Toronto that features exhibitions, installations, and events celebrating creativity and innovation. It brings together artists and designers to explore the role of design in culture and everyday life.
I joined nine emerging artists in the DesignTO Youth: Story Story program in exploring how personal and cultural narratives are constructed and shared through diverse media.
Over a six-week residency leading into the January–February 2025 exhibition at Toronto’s Collision Gallery, we engaged in talks and workshops with mentors (Yassine Ben Abdallah, Lanaire Aderemi, Sage Paul, Grace An, and Sharine Taylor) learning to convey nuanced reflections on family, identity, cross-generational traditions, and the self.
KYOPO contributes to this dialogue by weaving the commonalities into a storytelling structure, creating a rich narrative layer that resonates with the exhibition’s focus on intimate, culturally-rooted storytelling.
DesignTO is an annual design festival in Toronto that features exhibitions, installations, and events celebrating creativity and innovation. It brings together artists and designers to explore the role of design in culture and everyday life.
I joined nine emerging artists in the DesignTO Youth: Story Story program in exploring how personal and cultural narratives are constructed and shared through diverse media.
Over a six-week residency leading into the January–February 2025 exhibition at Toronto’s Collision Gallery, we engaged in talks and workshops with mentors (Yassine Ben Abdallah, Lanaire Aderemi, Sage Paul, Grace An, and Sharine Taylor) learning to convey nuanced reflections on family, identity, cross-generational traditions, and the self.
KYOPO contributes to this dialogue by weaving the commonalities into a storytelling structure, creating a rich narrative layer that resonates with the exhibition’s focus on intimate, culturally-rooted storytelling.
DesignTO is an annual design festival in Toronto that features exhibitions, installations, and events celebrating creativity and innovation. It brings together artists and designers to explore the role of design in culture and everyday life.
I joined nine emerging artists in the DesignTO Youth: Story Story program in exploring how personal and cultural narratives are constructed and shared through diverse media.
Over a six-week residency leading into the January–February 2025 exhibition at Toronto’s Collision Gallery, we engaged in talks and workshops with mentors (Yassine Ben Abdallah, Lanaire Aderemi, Sage Paul, Grace An, and Sharine Taylor) learning to convey nuanced reflections on family, identity, cross-generational traditions, and the self.
KYOPO contributes to this dialogue by weaving the commonalities into a storytelling structure, creating a rich narrative layer that resonates with the exhibition’s focus on intimate, culturally-rooted storytelling.
TEAM
ROLE
TOOLS
DATE
Individual
Artist
After Effects Premier Pro
Oct 2024 - Jan 2025
kyopo [ˈkjoʊ.poʊ]:
kyopo [ˈkjoʊ.poʊ]:
kyopo [ˈkjoʊ.poʊ]:
A Korean term used to describe Koreans who grew up in a country outside of Korea
A Korean term used to describe Koreans who grew up in a country outside of Korea
Project Information
Project
Information
KYOPO is a mixed media installation featuring laser-cut wooden boxes of varying depths, brought to life through video-mapped projections that play across their surfaces. The number 8 is a recurring motif throughout the installation.
At its core, the project is built on a foundation of eight 8” x 8” boxes, each representing the story of one of eight families. These narratives are conveyed through eight videos, each lasting eight seconds.
In Korean culture, the number 8 is viewed as a symbol of luck, prosperity, and wealth, often associated with good fortune in many areas of lifereflecting the resilience and hope embedded in each family’s story.
KYOPO is a mixed media installation featuring laser-cut wooden boxes of varying depths, brought to life through video-mapped projections that play across their surfaces. The number 8 is a recurring motif throughout the installation.
At its core, the project is built on a foundation of eight 8” x 8” boxes, each representing the story of one of eight families. These narratives are conveyed through eight videos, each lasting eight seconds.
In Korean culture, the number 8 is viewed as a symbol of luck, prosperity, and wealth, often associated with good fortune in many areas of lifereflecting the resilience and hope embedded in each family’s story.
DesignTO is an annual design festival in Toronto that features exhibitions, installations, and events celebrating creativity and innovation. It brings together artists and designers to explore the role of design in culture and everyday life.
I joined nine emerging artists in the DesignTO Youth: Story Story program in exploring how personal and cultural narratives are constructed and shared through diverse media.
Over a six-week residency leading into the January–February 2025 exhibition at Toronto’s Collision Gallery, we engaged in talks and workshops with mentors (Yassine Ben Abdallah, Lanaire Aderemi, Sage Paul, Grace An, and Sharine Taylor) learning to convey nuanced reflections on family, identity, cross-generational traditions, and the self.
KYOPO contributes to this dialogue by weaving the commonalities into a storytelling structure, creating a rich narrative layer that resonates with the exhibition’s focus on intimate, culturally-rooted storytelling.
Project
Information
Project Information
KYOPO is a mixed media installation featuring laser-cut wooden boxes of varying depths, brought to life through video-mapped projections that play across their surfaces. The number 8 is a recurring motif throughout the installation.
At its core, the project is built on a foundation of eight 8” x 8” boxes, each representing the story of one of eight families. These narratives are conveyed through eight videos, each lasting eight seconds.
In Korean culture, the number 8 is viewed as a symbol of luck, prosperity, and wealth, often associated with good fortune in many areas of lifereflecting the resilience and hope embedded in each family’s story.
KYOPO is a mixed media installation featuring laser-cut wooden boxes of varying depths, brought to life through video-mapped projections that play across their surfaces. The number 8 is a recurring motif throughout the installation.
At its core, the project is built on a foundation of eight 8” x 8” boxes, each representing the story of one of eight families. These narratives are conveyed through eight videos, each lasting eight seconds.
In Korean culture, the number 8 is viewed as a symbol of luck, prosperity, and wealth, often associated with good fortune in many areas of lifereflecting the resilience and hope embedded in each family’s story.
DesignTO is an annual design festival in Toronto that features exhibitions, installations, and events celebrating creativity and innovation. It brings together artists and designers to explore the role of design in culture and everyday life.
I joined nine emerging artists in the DesignTO Youth: Story Story program in exploring how personal and cultural narratives are constructed and shared through diverse media.
Over a six-week residency leading into the January–February 2025 exhibition at Toronto’s Collision Gallery, we engaged in talks and workshops with mentors (Yassine Ben Abdallah, Lanaire Aderemi, Sage Paul, Grace An, and Sharine Taylor) learning to convey nuanced reflections on family, identity, cross-generational traditions, and the self.
KYOPO contributes to this dialogue by weaving the commonalities into a storytelling structure, creating a rich narrative layer that resonates with the exhibition’s focus on intimate, culturally-rooted storytelling.
THE QUESTION
THE QUESTION
THE QUESTION
Exhibit Pamphlet
Exhibit Pamphlet
This pamphlet accompanies the video installation, offering still images from the videos paired with descriptions that expand on their meaning.
While the installation itself presents each family’s story in an abstract, immersive form, these pages provide viewers with an opportunity to pause, reflect, and engage with the narratives on a deeper level. By highlighting key moments and themes, the pamphlet bridges the gap between the poetic visual experience and the personal realities behind it, allowing audiences to connect more intimately with the families’ voices and histories.
This pamphlet accompanies the video installation, offering still images from the videos paired with descriptions that expand on their meaning.
While the installation itself presents each family’s story in an abstract, immersive form, these pages provide viewers with an opportunity to pause, reflect, and engage with the narratives on a deeper level. By highlighting key moments and themes, the pamphlet bridges the gap between the poetic visual experience and the personal realities behind it, allowing audiences to connect more intimately with the families’ voices and histories.
DesignTO is an annual design festival in Toronto that features exhibitions, installations, and events celebrating creativity and innovation. It brings together artists and designers to explore the role of design in culture and everyday life.
I joined nine emerging artists in the DesignTO Youth: Story Story program in exploring how personal and cultural narratives are constructed and shared through diverse media.
Over a six-week residency leading into the January–February 2025 exhibition at Toronto’s Collision Gallery, we engaged in talks and workshops with mentors (Yassine Ben Abdallah, Lanaire Aderemi, Sage Paul, Grace An, and Sharine Taylor) learning to convey nuanced reflections on family, identity, cross-generational traditions, and the self.
KYOPO contributes to this dialogue by weaving the commonalities into a storytelling structure, creating a rich narrative layer that resonates with the exhibition’s focus on intimate, culturally-rooted storytelling.
Exhibit Pamphlet
This pamphlet accompanies the video installation, offering still images from the videos paired with descriptions that expand on their meaning.
While the installation itself presents each family’s story in an abstract, immersive form, these pages provide viewers with an opportunity to pause, reflect, and engage with the narratives on a deeper level. By highlighting key moments and themes, the pamphlet bridges the gap between the poetic visual experience and the personal realities behind it, allowing audiences to connect more intimately with the families’ voices and histories.
Awarded by Stephanie Mah March 2025
Awarded by Stephanie Mah
March 2025