About Yuli

Baltimore City

Yuli Sung was born in Seoul, South Korea.
She received her BFA from Hong-Ik University in Korea. 
She is attending the graduate program at the Maryland Institute College of Art. 
In her life, She faces something inside but outside simultaneously.
something important is trivial to someone.
everything looks perfect but is flawed even if just a little.
the stories regarded as real are fake.
someone regarded… more

WELCOME

Different from any creatures, humans are social animals. People live together in society and we make groups to belong to. For example, a family is a small unit to distinguish itself from others. We make an effort to protect and live in our family, with friends, and in countries; the trend started by ownership of things such as money, children, powers and so on. We put values on the things we own and belong to; the objects and social groups that we are involved in making distinctions between people. Furthermore, this framework erects discrimination and boundaries based on possessions.

A fence that is the boundary functions to protect our property, by being around the house. The fence n my work shows the word ‘welcome’. Ironically, ‘welcome’ expresses a duality, for it suggests a desire to both live together and yet apart from those who are different.

  • WELCOME #1
    WELCOME #1
    WELCOME(2016), Wood fence with paint, 12ftx3.5ftx3ft
  • WELCOME #2
    WELCOME #2
    WELCOME(2016), Wood fence with paint, 12ftx3.5ftx3ft
  • WELCOME #3
    WELCOME #3
    WELCOME(2016), Wood fence with paint, 12ftx3.5ftx3ft
  • WELCOME #4
    WELCOME #4
    WELCOME(2016), Wood fence with paint, 12ftx3.5ftx3ft
  • WELCOME #5
    WELCOME #5
    WELCOME(2016), Wood fence with paint, 12ftx3.5ftx3ft

WateRise

>Installation work
  • WateRise #1
    WateRise #1
    WateRise (2016), Plastic, yarn, size is variable
  • WateRise #2
    WateRise #2
    WateRise (2016), Plastic, yarn, size is variable
  • WateRise #3
    WateRise #3
    WateRise (2016), Plastic, yarn, size is variable
  • WateRise #4
    WateRise #4
    WateRise (2016), Plastic, yarn, size is variable
  • WateRise #5
    WateRise #5
    WateRise (2016), Plastic, yarn, size is variable
  • WateRise #6
    WateRise #6
    WateRise (2016), Plastic, yarn, size is variable
  • WateRise #7
    WateRise #7
    WateRise (2016), Plastic, yarn, size is variable
  • WateRise #8
    WateRise #8
    WateRise (2016), Plastic, yarn, size is variable

The wrong place

>This piece was guerrilla installation. I put this weeds in the crack in the building.


A weed is a plant in the wrong place even though it shows strong vitality by emerging through concrete. Instead of wondering about nature’s subtle presence, people tend to bother about it.What does ‘THE WRONG PLACE’ mean? People define and create the space according to our rules based on profit without consensus with nature; animals and plants are innocent by trying to survive. They were not supposed to live in our system that was designed for humans.We are also expected to live in the system. If we don’t fit in. we are considered failures, like a weed. However, I think there is no wrong or right place where we have to be and the path we have to follow.

  • The wrong place #1
    The wrong place #1
    The wrong place(2017), Whole Foods wire, size is variable
  • The wrong place #2
    The wrong place #2
    The wrong place(2017), Whole Foods wire, size is variable
  • The wrong place #3
    The wrong place #3
    The wrong place(2017), Whole Foods wire, size is variable
  • The wrong place #4
    The wrong place #4
    The wrong place(2017), Whole Foods wire, size is variable
  • The wrong place #5
    The wrong place #5
    The wrong place(2017), Abandoned branch, plastic bag, size is variable
  • The wrong place #6
    The wrong place #6
    The wrong place(2017), Abandoned branch, plastic bag, size is variable
  • The wrong place #7
    The wrong place #7
    The wrong place(2017), Starbucks straw, abandoned branch, styrofoam, size is variable
  • The wrong place #8
    The wrong place #8
    The wrong place(2017), Starbucks straw, abandoned branch, styrofoam, size is variable
  • The wrong place #9
    The wrong place #9
    The wrong place(2017), Starbucks straw, abandoned branch, styrofoam, size is variable
  • The wrong place #10
    The wrong place #10
    The wrong place(2017), Starbucks straw, abandoned branch, styrofoam, size is variable