Leesop Cho’s (b. 1994) work is driven by a questioning of societal norms. From his perspective, he assumes the role of an outsider or adopts an erotic gaze toward beings that inherently embody this position. These figures are not illuminated or framed for the artist’s own purpose, but rather emerge in a state of “being with”—existing alongside them on an equal plane. His work also reinterprets the sexuality between human and non-human beings, as well as the complexities of nature. Through narratives of plants and the body, his work queerifies nature, challenging heteronormative discourses surrounding the relationship between humans and nature, as well as sexuality, while simultaneously opening up new possibilities.
EDUCATION
2025
MFA Sculpture, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea -Present
2021
BFA Sculpture, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
SOLO EXHIBITION
2023
I&I, Cylinder, Seoul, Korea
2022
SAUDADE: Dead Naming, Kimchongyung Museum, Seoul, Korea
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
PRPT: Vault Service, LES 601 Seongsu, Seoul, Korea
Sad Captions: Everything Has Been Washed Away;
/I Can Only Write 'Sad'..., SeMA Bunker, Seoul, Korea
Whispering Noise, N/A, Seoul, Korea
2023
Beings Swimming Backstroke Towards the Waterfall, PS333, Seoul, Korea
Orthodox vs Orthodox , Seongbuk Young Art Space, Seoul, Korea
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Nam-Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Framer, SHOWER, Seoul, Korea
Doosan Art Lab Exhibition 2023, Doosan Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2022Waiting Room, Suchi, Seoul, Korea
Myselia Core, Rebecca Son, Paul&Steve, Suchi, Seoul, Korea
Sujanggo Base Station, Mother Offline, Seoul, Korea
Me in the Mirror on the Jewelry Stand, LaLa&, Seoul, Korea
2021
Off, Space 413(Pack), Seoul, Korea
Bony, Museumhead, Seoul, Korea
I told you I was no good/Bitch, are you sure to make me cry?,
Gallery 175, Seoul, Korea
My flowers are Near and Foreign, Coreana Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea