Shim Young-churl, right, receives the Moonshin Art Award from Acting Changwon Mayor Jang Geum-yong during the award ceremony at Changwon City Masan Moonshin Art Museum in South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. Courtesy of Shim Young-churl
Installation artist Shim Young-churl has won the 25th Moonshin Art Award for expanding the terrain of sculpture by embracing light, sound, scent, movement and artificial intelligence (AI) in her immersive work, the city of Changwon said Thursday.
Established to honor the artistic spirit of world-renowned sculptor Moon Shin, the annual award, administered by the city and Changwon City Masan Moonshin Art Museum in South Gyeongsang Province, recognizes artists who push contemporary sculpture into new territory.
Shim, an honorary professor at the University of Suwon, has built a distinctive visual language grounded in installation art and interactive media art since the 1980s.
Her signature “Garden” series brings together light, sound, fragrance, architectural space and audience participation to create multisensory environments, widening the scope of what sculpture can be.
