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artists are shut out by banks
Until the next exhibition, the next performance. For artists, income gaps are an unavoidable reality. For fellow artists forced into predatory loans just to afford paint, canvas, and studio rent, proceeds from this artwork become the Seed Fund — extending a fair hand at fair rates.
Voices of fellow artists
“The memory of going hungry for three days, alone, so my children wouldn't know.”
— 50s, theater artist
168 artworks sold, each becoming a seed of solidarity
One artwork becomes the oxygen that keeps a fellow artist creating.
Sales proceeds go to the artist mutual-aid fund.
Playground n'2
Choe Hyesu
- Category
- Painting
- Material
- Cement, faux gold leaf, wax, acrylic
- Size
- 91×72.7cm · Size 30 · Medium How big is this? →
- Year
- 2023
- Availability
- SOLD
About the Artist
Choi Hyesu is a visual artist who records questions about human existence and the meaning of life through art. Her work originates from observing and reinterpreting finite life, revealing moments of fullness and deficiency, connection and disconnection hidden within repetitive daily routines. Through this, she guides viewers to reflect on their own existence and journey, expanding contemplation on the unique calling and meaning inherent in each person's life.
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Visual artist Choe Hyesu trained in sculpture in Belgium. A close reading of two panels from her Playground series, where cement and imitation gold leaf bury playground equipment down to bare silhouettes.
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Oct 1, 2026 · Seed Art Festival
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Two beginnings made by one piece
- For you —
- One-of-a-kind in the world
- For the artist —
- the pride of standing with a peer
- For a fellow artist —
- a new ₩3,000,000 path of low-interest support
354 artists have walked this path of recovery; 95% returned to open it for the next.