The Artist’s profile
Hea Lim Shin is an accomplished Korean jewellery artist based in Seul. She studied metal craft at Kookmin University, South Korea, completing both her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Since graduating in 2004, she has exhibited her work in over 300 exhibitions internationally, with her work featured in the collection of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Gwacheon, South Korea. She was a finalist for the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize in 2023
Shin’s work is a process of transforming and abstracting organic materials, with a focus on creating textured, layered forms, inspired by the Moon and rain. Using fine linen, she rolls and shapes the fabric into three-dimensional compositions that she refers to as “ornaments of time.” In her pursuit of breaking free from the constraints of traditional jewellery, metals often become invisible in her pieces. This exploration of freedom and emotional complexity is reflected in the minimalist simplicity of her designs, which draw inspiration from the American Minimalist movement.
