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Sun Woo: ‘I’m interested in how the body navigates unfamiliar territory’

Sun Woo, a Korean-born artist who moved to Canada as a child, is featured in the Korean Artists Today project, which selects emerging Korean artists with global potential. Her work explores displacement, cultural hybridity, and the body's navigation of unfamiliar territories, blending digital and analogue techniques. Her paintings, sculptures, and installations often merge bodily elements with mechanical devices, referencing female exploitation and labor, as seen in her 2024 painting *Weaver's Room*.

This article matters because it highlights a rising generation of Korean artists gaining international visibility through initiatives like Korean Artists Today. Sun Woo's practice reflects contemporary themes of diaspora, technology, and identity, resonating with global art audiences. Her hybrid approach—using AI, Photoshop, and traditional painting—exemplifies how younger artists are redefining artistic processes in a digital age.