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Jisu Sheen

Jisu Sheen

jisusheen@proton.me

http://jisusheen.com 162 posts

Ting-Ting Cheng holds a microphone and talks, looking down. Behind her is a screen with a graphic for the exhibition, reading, "Instance Dungeons: Gray Zone."

Taiwan Pavilion Makes It To Opening Day

… and the China Pavilion does not. Art reflects life at the Gwangju Biennale.

Jisu Sheen

7 Sep 2026 · 5 min read

Five girls look at a phone screen in disgust and laughter. Behind is a tree; they are outside.

Filmmaker to Sudan: "I'm Coming Back"

The movie "Cotton Queen" is a meta-exploration of how art can channel both cultural devastation and creation.

Jisu Sheen

31 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

A graphic saying "Gwangju Biennale Pavilion" and the names of countries and teams, like Brazil and Stateless Mind. "NMToFA" is there, with a red squiggly underline. "Taiwan" is not listed.

Taiwan Pavilion Or Bust

An international arts festival is drawing controversy concerning its treatment of Taiwan's exhibition entry.

Jisu Sheen

28 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

A fisheye lens effect created by a teardrop-shaped glass bulb, showing filled shelves of CDs.

The Kettle Brews While Music Plays

At Sound of Music, a music bar that offers hot tea and a hi-fi sound system.

Jisu Sheen

26 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

A small square painting framed by a textured white wire oval with curlicues. The painting depicts tiny white flowers and a cool gray solid surface, maybe asphalt.

Taking Stubborn Thoughts To-Go

Thanks to a gift-wrapped exhibition on display at Ark Gallery.

Jisu Sheen

24 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Lim Woong, standing with an acoustic guitar in front of two mics and lamps, in front of a thin white curtain, poses with one hand in the air, holding a guitar pick.

A Zero-Waste Shop's First Step into Music

Friday night at Yourstep Lab.

Jisu Sheen

24 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Miguel raises one hand toward a screen, which has a slightly sepia-toned photo of 8 people posing together (and one sitting in the distance). One person holds a vintage camera.

Palestinian Chileans In Front Of, Behind the Lens

As seen at a bookstore gathering in ... Gwangju.

Jisu Sheen

17 Aug 2026 · 5 min read

About ten or so musicians in an orchestra, mostly playing bass and cello. There are some brass instruments in the back. They are wearing black.

Sounds Of Democracy

Jisu Sheen listens to orchestra music on a freedom theme and gets a text from her aunt.

Jisu Sheen

13 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

xx sits at a mic with a guitar covered in colorful drawings, with a guitar strap with prints of words like "Love," Kisses" and "XO." Behind are framed artworks.

Anatomy Of A Habit

Fans of nonsense, summer, and "it's complicated" relationship statuses get treated to a homecoming acoustic show at Seoro Sarang book salon in Magpie Town.

Jisu Sheen

10 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

DJ Oto twists dials on a DJ deck with lit-up buttons. She has rings and bleached hair with straight-cut bangs. She is wearing big headphones.

Treasures On, Off The Decks

An underground DJ club in Gwangju turns one year old; selectors bring special items from home to celebrate.

Jisu Sheen

10 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

Kim Suha holds her hands by her face, thinking. She is sitting at a table in her restaurant, wearing a hat with different colored squares. Behind her is a large green plant.

A Chef Who Lives As A Poet

Jisu Sheen has a very Gwangju day in a verse- and textile-decorated restaurant.

Jisu Sheen

7 Aug 2026 · 5 min read

An interior corner filled with drawings on loose pieces of paper. A lamp illuminates a framed two-page spread featuring a monster with many eyeballs and a printed text passage.

Putting Myself In The Monsters' Shoes

An exhibit of shadows in motion promises a "perfect sleep," delivers enchanting nightmares.

Jisu Sheen

6 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Nature Trumps Geometry

Nature Trumps Geometry

As artist Oh Sera destroys her materials — on purpose.

Jisu Sheen

3 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

Romain, with a yellow collared shirt and glasses, reads a piece of paper in their hands. Jiann reaches forward, past a puffed rice snack, to select a paper.

Living in an "Age of Archive"

Artists from around the world discuss record-keeping from inside a room of records (a bookstore).

Jisu Sheen

3 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

How A God Is Born

How A God Is Born

Journalist Jonathan Cheng’s debut book studies Kim Il Sung’s Christian childhood and the unlikely beginnings of the North Korean dictator cult.

Jisu Sheen

29 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

A hand holding a photograph of a simple triangular house in a bright green field. The house has small windows and a light blue door.

Facing the 'Rumored Self'

Interactive photo exhibit invites the audience to confess what others say about them and choose how they want to live.

Jisu Sheen

20 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

A close-up photo of a hand-bound notebook with a wooden cover in the shape of a door, with cutouts revealing white paper underneath.

Book Judged By Handmade Cover

Jisu Sheen reports on a 200+ vendor 3-D craft fair and one artisan's fascination with doorways.

Jisu Sheen

20 Jul 2026 · 6 min read

Two translucent hand sculptures suspended by white ropes touch the sandy ground, leaving grooves in their paths. Their fingers are pointed toward each other.

Hand Meets Sand

Jisu Sheen takes a close look at where hands are headed — and at stories drilled into the walls — in a lobby art installation.

Jisu Sheen

17 Jul 2026 · 4 min read