Céline Minkyung Park is a speculative designer, curator, and director. She is the founder of Céline Park Studio, Eyelove Art Center, and Céline Park Gallery in Seoul, South Korea. She was also the head of Eyelove Art Center between 2018 to 2022. She constantly moves to Europe from Korea to develop her work in progress and to exhibit it. She also gives lectures at different organizations including universities, museums, etc in Europe and Korea.
As a Korean, she was raised and educated in France, Canada, and the United States. After achieving her MA degree at the Royal College of Art in the design interactions programme, she exhibited her work at the V&A museum in London, Busan International Short Film Festival in Busan, Centre Culture Coréen, and a few more places. She has been on the jury of 'The France Film Festival in Jeju Island' since 2019.
Throughout her previous years as a designer, she has used multiple methodologies. She obtained a graphic design, film, photography, and fine art background. Therefore, she drew on these experiences to suit the specific subjects in her work. She interrogates perceptions of cultural and social constructs that exist in society. In most circumstances, she creates speculative scenarios around social hierarchy to explore individual experiences that people go through. The scenarios that she creates are usually polarised dystopian or utopian ones and can sit in the future, the past as a counterfactual scenario, or the present. An underlying objective of her projects is to remind people that culture can unconsciously manipulate us and that it is always important to look through all the layers of a subject.
EDUCATION
ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
September 2014 - July 2016
M.A. Design Interactions | Shortlisted for Helen Hamlyn Award
CIID, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
June 2014 - July 2014
Summer programme in interactive design
PRATT ART INSTITUTE, NY, UNITED STATES
September 2006 - December 2010
B.A. Graphic Design Award: Received International Merit Scholarship. Nominated: Student Leadership Award
ST. JOHN’S INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, VANCOUVER, CANADA
September 2003-December 2005
President of Student Council 2004 - 2005
Secretary of Student Council 2003 - 2004
ECOLE DES ROCHES, NORMANDIE, FRANCE
September 2000 - May 2003
Received Junior Highschool Graduation degree (Brevet Exam)
EXPERIENCES
Seogang University, Seoul, Korea
Nov 27 - 28, 2023
Céline Park gave a lecture and workshop for ATC
Trevari | Book Club Leader | Korea
January - September 2023
Céline Park gave lectures and led a group of approximately 15 people based on the books that Céline had chosen once a month
Stanford | Lecture | US, Main Quad
November 12, 2022
Céline Park gave a lecture about Speculative Design and Future Food in the US via Zoom.
Stanford Korea | Lecture | Korea
July 22, 2022
Céline Park gave a lecture about Speculative Design and Future Food in Korea.
Camberwell College of Arts | Lecture | London, United Kingdom
May 30, 2022
Céline Park gave lectures about real-world experiences in the UK via Zoom.
Yeonsei University | Lecture & Workshop | Seoul, South Korea
June 7, 2021
Céline Park gave lectures about Celine's projects and speculative design to Paichai University students in Korea.
Paichai University | Lecture | Daejeon, South Korea
May 17, 2021
Céline Park gave lectures about Celine's projects and speculative design to Paichai University students in Korea.
Samsung Design Membership 삼성디자인멤버십 | Lecture | Seoul, South Korea
April 23, 2021
Céline Park gave lectures about Celine's projects and speculative design to Samsung Design Membership Students.
Speculative Design Seoul | Workshop | Lecture & instruction | Seoul, Korea
February 2021 - August 2021
Céline Park gathered a group of designers to teach speculative design in Seoul where she gave lectures about Celine's projects and speculative design where she gave tutorials every week with Uri Chae who is currently achieving her Doctor's Degree in London.
Domansa 도만사 | Lecture | Seoul, Korea
June 20, 2020
Céline Park gave lectures about Celine's projects and speculative design and Celine's experience with Tony Cho held at the MMCA workshop.
MMCA 국립현대미술관 | Slow Seoul Workshop | Lecture & co-instruction | Seoul, Korea
January - February 2020
Céline Park gave lectures about Celine's projects and speculative design to the participants of the workshop. She also gave tutorials every week with the main instructor, Tony Cho.
Hong Ik University 홍익대학교 | Lecture | Seoul, Korea
November 12 and 21, 2019
Céline Park gave lectures about Celine's projects and speculative design to both BA and MA students.
V&A Museum | Lecture | London, UK
February 23, 2018
Celine's film, 'The Object Right' has been screened for the first time in public. Celine directed her performative project, 'The Object Marriage' and she gave a talk about the subject.
CELINE PARK GALLERY | HEAD & CURATOR
June 2017 - Dec 2022
Céline Park organized exhibitions with diverse designers.
CURATED
Nov 9 - Dec 31, 2022
Future Food
ĆP GALLERY X Level:0 Restaurant
Aug 12 - Sep 25, 2022
Future Food
May 18 - Aug 7, 2022
Future Food: The Concern of the Tongue
Sep 1 - Dec 31, 2021
Sep 1 - Dec 31, 2021
Design The Path from Where We Are
Jan 4 - Mar 31, 2021
Aug 21 - Nov 21, 2020
Mar 27 - Jul 28, 2020
The Possibility of Possibilities
Feb 27 - Mar 14, 2020
Aug 21 - Sep 30, 2018
EYELOVE ART CENTER | Owner & Main Designer
June 2017 - Dec 2022
Céline Park produces critical design and opens lectures on temporary issues around sociology, science, and politics with guests for collaboration and to educate forward-thinking audiences. Organize lectures with diverse designers.
EYELOVE I CLINIC | Head designer
December 2016 - Dec 2022
Céline Park filmed and produced short films. Designed posters and brochures. Designed logo and posters. Photographed still shots. Directed and edited short advertising films.
Kwacheon Science Museum | Exhibition and Award
Nov 2015
Céline Park exhibited and won the Best Award at Bio Art, Gwacheon National Science Museum
CELINE PARK STUDIO | Owner & Main Designer
June 2014 -
Céline Park produces critical design and speculative projects and is exhibited worldwide.
CJ ENTERTAINMENT, THE DRAMA SERIES ‘20’ | Head designer
October - December 2013
Céline Park filmed and helped produce a drama series “20’s”. Designed logo and posters. Photographed still shots. Directed and edited short advertising films.
SYS PLANET | Art director
January - June 2013
Céline Park taught art to autistic students and directed and exhibited
their work at Galleries.
LIPPINCOTT IN NYC | Freelance designer
April - December 2011
Céline Park designed logos, websites, brochures, and visual systems for MasterCard, Exelis, Forsee, Xylem, Post-it, Citibank, Financial Engines, and Wells Fargo.
CONDÉ NAST, TEEN VOGUE MAGAZINE IN NYC | Intern
September - December, 2010
Finalized details for layouts.
MTV, NICKELODEON IN NYC | Intern
September 2009 - April, 2010
Céline Park designed Variety Magazine cover, on-air/ off-air ads, web banners, and posters.
EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR RING MAGAZINE | Photographer
March, April 2008
Céline Park photographed the editorial.
AWARD & EXHIBITIONS
The Abandoned Objects | 291 Photographs | Lotte Avenuel, Soeul, Korea | Photography Solo Exhibition
June 15 - 30, 2024
Celine's 'The Abandoned Objects' series of photographs has been exhibited.
Future Food | Celine Park Gallery | Seoul, Korea | Exhibition
May 18 - December 31, 2022
Celine's 'Fungus Inhale Vaccinations' was exhibited with other future food projects including Dunne & Raby's 'Foragers (2009)', Nonhuman Nonsense's 'Pink Chicken Project' (2014), etc. In a total 9 design projects.
Instant Detection | Celine Park Gallery | Seoul, Korea | Exhibition
September 1 - December 31, 2021
Celine's 'Placebo Funeral (2016)' was screened with Noam Toran's 'Lonely Man' (2006), 'Desire Managements' and 8 other films.
Possibility of Possibilities | Celine Park Gallery | Seoul, Korea | Exhibition
March 27 - July 28, 2020
Celine has her first solo exhibition in Seoul. During her exhibition, 'Possibility of Possibilities' she demonstrates projects that are related to or based on the subject, 'The Objectum-Sexuals' -- there are four of her films and the objects or machines that she designed and made. The four main projects are 'The Object Right (2018)', 'The Object Marriage (2019)', 'The Object Signal (2019)', and 'The Object Matcher (2019)'.
São Paulo International Film Festival | Film Screening
2019
Céline Park screened ‘Placebo Funeral’, at São Paulo International Film Festival.
Objet + Astral | Centre Culturel Coréen | Paris, France | Exhibition
March 20 - May 20, 2019
Céline has her first solo exhibition in Paris. During her exhibition, 'Objet+Astral' she demonstrates projects that are related to or based on the subject, 'The Objectum-Sexuals' -- there are four of her films and the objects or machines that she designed and made. The four main projects are 'The Object Right (2018)', 'The Object Marriage (2019)', 'The Object Signal (2019)', and 'The Object Matcher (2019)'.
Inside Intel | Goldsmiths University of London | London, UK | Exhibition
16 - 20 October, 2018
Celine's short video, 'The North Koran Hip-hop Music Video' has been screened. The show was organised by Elliott Burns for Inside Intel.
‘安慰剂葬礼’, Nowness, China | Online Article
July, 2018
BISFF | Busan International Short Film Festival | Busan, Korea | Film Screening
2018
Céline's short film, 'Placebo Funeral' has been screened as the Asian Short. She also had the time of 'The Conversation with Audiences'.
V&A Museum | London, UK | Exhibition
February 23, 2018
Celine's film, 'The Object Right' has been screened for the first time in public. Celine directed her performative project, 'The Object Marriage' and she gave a talk about the subject.
RCA GRADUATE SHOW | Royal College of Art | London, UK | Exhibition
2016
Céline's film, 'Placebo Funeral' has been screened for the first time in public.
SOUTHBANK CENTER | London, UK | Performance
2016
Céline directed a performance of 'Placebo Funeral' at the Changing Minds festival. She composed music and designed costumes and objects. She choreographed and collaborated with 10 dancers.
PONYLAND | Royal College of Art | London, UK | Exhibition
2016
Two projects, 'North Korean Music Video' and '2803 Defected North Korean Dancers' were exhibited.
WIP Show 2016 | London, UK | Exhibition
2016
Celine exhibited ' Fungus Inhale Vaccination', and 'Fungus Town'.
BIOART | Gwangju, S.Korea | Award
2016
Celine won the best Bioart award for her project, 'Fungus Inhale Vaccination'.
WIP Show 2016 | Royal College of Art | London, UK | Exhibition
2016
Celine showed the progress of her project, 'Placebo Funeral'
WIP Show 2015 | Royal College of Art | London, UK | Exhibition
2015
Celine showed the progress of her projects, 'Fungus Town' and 'Fungus Inhale Vaccinations'
PRESS
Lucid Dream : 경계를 넘는 창작자들 | 2022
Broader between Interactive Design & Speculative Design
Access magazine | Online Press | 2022
Magazine Interview for ‘Critical Design through Undesirable Future’
Design Press | 2022 | KR
미래의 일상에 ‘만약’을 묻는다면, 셀린박 디자이너
Hey Pop | Online Press | 2022
If you ask, 'What if...' to Designer, Celine Park
https://heypop.kr/stories/23165/
Hey Pop | Online Press | 2022
The Films that Question The Future
Jungle | Online Press | 2021
Mainly mentioned an Exhibition called, "Ocragela" curated by Celine Park
https://www.jungle.co.kr/magazine/202528
Woman DongAh | Online Press | 2021
The Possibilities of Designer, Celine Park
https://woman.donga.com/3/all/12/2079938/1
Monthly Design | Magazine & Online Press | 2020 [ Celine Park has Written the Column about Future Food ]
'What if?' The Forecast of a Designer that Changes the Future
http://mdesign.designhouse.co.kr/article/article_view/102/80951
Kyung Hyang News Paper | Newspaper | 2020
The Observation about the Objectum Sexuals
https://www.khan.co.kr/national/health-welfare/article/202005090824001
France Zone | Online Press | 2019
How is The Uniletral Love without Interactions?
Asian American Women Media Makers | Facebook Broadcast | 2018
Placebo Funeral | Busan International Short Film Festival
De.Sign on 3D Produzioni | TV Broadcast | 2016
Interviewed Futurist, Celine Park
Royal College of Art | Online Press | 2016
ShowRCA 2016: School of Design's Incisive Engagement.
Morningwide on SBS Broadcast | TV Broadcast | 2015
Inhale Fungus Vaccination
FRAME Magazine | Offline Press | 2015
Magic Mushroom
FAST Co. Magazine | Online Press | 2015
Inhale Your Next Vaccine, Through Magic Mushrooms.
DEZEEN Magazine | Online Press | 2015
Mushroom inhalers replace vaccination needles.
TREND TABLET | Online Press | 2015
Fungus inhale vaccination.
Mexico Design | Online Press | 2015
Design Fiction.
BEAUTYSTREAMS | Online Press | 2015
Biological Design.
Medium | Online Press | 2015
How can design, art, and technology explore challenges to mental health?
DECOR 10 | Online Press | 2015
Mushroom Inhalers Replace Vaccination Needles
PSFK | Online Press | 2015
Forget Needles, Puff On Mushroom Inhalers for Vaccinations
NOTEY | Online Press | 2015
The Top 10 Best Blogs on Graduate shows
Bio-Art Contest | Online Press | 2015
Fungus Inhale Vaccination
Seogang University, Seoul, Korea
Nov 27-28, 2023 | Céline Park gave a lecture and workshop for ATC
Seogang University, Seoul, Korea Nov 27-28, 2023 | Céline Park gave a lecture and workshop for ATC
Stanford, USA
Sep 27, 2022 | Céline Park gave an online lecture for Stanford students about speculative design
Stanford, USA Sep 27, 2022 | Céline Park gave an online lecture for Stanford students about speculative design
Stanford Korea, Korea
Sep 27, 2022 | Céline Park gave a lecture
Stanford Korea, Korea Sep 27, 2022 | Céline Park gave a lecture
Camberwell College, London, UK
2022
Camberwell College, London, UK2022
Eyelove Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Speculative Design Seoul 2021 [Linked to Youtube]
Eyelove Art Center, Seoul, KoreaSpeculative Design Seoul 2021 [Linked to Youtube]
Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
Jun 2, 2021 | Céline Park ran a workshop and lecture for MA, PhD students.
Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea Jun 2, 2021 | Céline Park ran a workshop and lecture for MA, PhD students.
Pai Chai University, Daejeon, Korea
May 17, 2021 | Gave Lecture for 'Art& Webtune Programme'
Pai Chai University, Daejeon, KoreaMay 17, 2021 | Gave Lecture for 'Art& Webtune Programme'
Samsung Design Membership, Seoul, Korea
April 2021 | 'Utopian Scenario for Dystopian Society'
Samsung Design Membership, Seoul, Korea April 2021 | 'Utopian Scenario for Dystopian Society'
Eyelove Art Center, Seoul, Korea
Talk about Celine's Exhibition, 'Possibility of Possibilities' and speculative design
Eyelove Art Center, Seoul, KoreaTalk about Celine's Exhibition, 'Possibility of Possibilities' and speculative design
Domansa, Seoul, S. Korea
June 2020 | 'Fiction the Future', Click for the link of video
Domansa, Seoul, S. KoreaJune 2020 | 'Fiction the Future', Click for the link of video
Eyelove Art Center, Seoul, S. Korea
2019 | Panel Discussion about the future food
Eyelove Art Center, Seoul, S. Korea2019 | Panel Discussion about the future food
MMCA, Seoul, Korea
Jan 2020
MMCA, Seoul, Korea Jan 2020
'Speculative Design' Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
November 12, 2019 | Speculative Design
'Speculative Design' Hongik University, Seoul, KoreaNovember 12, 2019 | Speculative Design
'Speculative Design' Hongik University, Seoul, Korea
November 21, 2019 | Speculative Design
'Speculative Design' Hongik University, Seoul, KoreaNovember 21, 2019 | Speculative Design
'Future Dates' Talk, V&A Museum, London, UK
Feb 23, 2018 | Click for the link
'Future Dates' Talk, V&A Museum, London, UKFeb 23, 2018 | Click for the link
'The Abandoned Objects' Solo Photography Exhibition, Lotte Avenuel, Seoul, Korea
June 15 - 30, 2024
'The Abandoned Objects' Solo Photography Exhibition, Lotte Avenuel, Seoul, KoreaJune 15 - 30, 2024
'Future Food' [Group Exhibition] Céline Park Gallery, Seoul, Korea
May 18 - December 31, 2022 | Céline Park has exhibited her 'Fungus Inhale Vaccinations'
'Future Food' [Group Exhibition] Céline Park Gallery, Seoul, KoreaMay 18 - December 31, 2022 | Céline Park has exhibited her 'Fungus Inhale Vaccinations'
'Instant Detection' [Group Exhibition] Celine Park Gallery, Seoul, Korea
September 1 - December 31, 2021 | Celine's 'Placebo Funeral (2016)' was screened with Noam Toran's 'Lonely Man' (2006), 'Desire Managements' and 8 other films.
'Instant Detection' [Group Exhibition] Celine Park Gallery, Seoul, Korea September 1 - December 31, 2021 | Celine's 'Placebo Funeral (2016)' was screened with Noam Toran's 'Lonely Man' (2006), 'Desire Managements' and 8 other films.
'Possibility of Possibilities' [Solo Exhibition] Céline Park Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Mar 27- Jul 28, 2020 | Céline Park has exhibited her 'object series'
'Possibility of Possibilities' [Solo Exhibition] Céline Park Gallery, Seoul, KoreaMar 27- Jul 28, 2020 | Céline Park has exhibited her 'object series'
'Objet + Astral' [Solo Exhibition] Centre Culturel Coréen, Paris, France
March 20 - May 20, 2019 | Céline Park was invited to the Korean Culturel Center in Paris, France to have her solo exhibition for three months. March 20- May 20, 2019
'Objet + Astral' [Solo Exhibition] Centre Culturel Coréen, Paris, FranceMarch 20 - May 20, 2019 | Céline Park was invited to the Korean Culturel Center in Paris, France to have her solo exhibition for three months. March 20- May 20, 2019
'Inside Intel' [Group Exhibition] London, UK
Oct 16 - 20, 2018 | Céline's work, 'North Korean Hiphop Music Video' was exhibited at the Exhibition in London, UK.
'Inside Intel' [Group Exhibition] London, UK Oct 16 - 20, 2018 | Céline's work, 'North Korean Hiphop Music Video' was exhibited at the Exhibition in London, UK.
Film festival Screening, Busan International Short Film Festival in Busan, Korea
Apr 2018 | Céline has screened her film, 'Placebo Funeral' and talked in front of audiences and had Q&A sessions.
Film festival Screening, Busan International Short Film Festival in Busan, Korea Apr 2018 | Céline has screened her film, 'Placebo Funeral' and talked in front of audiences and had Q&A sessions.
'Future Dates' [Exhibition & Talk] V&A Museum, London, UK
Feb 23, 2018 | Céline was invited to screen her short film, 'The Object Right'(2018), she also directed a performance, 'The Object Marriage' and gave a talk.
'Future Dates' [Exhibition & Talk] V&A Museum, London, UK Feb 23, 2018 | Céline was invited to screen her short film, 'The Object Right'(2018), she also directed a performance, 'The Object Marriage' and gave a talk.
'Bio-Art' [Group Exhibition and Award] Gwachun Science Museum, Gwangju, Korea
2016 | Céline Park's project, 'Fungus Inhale Vaccinations' was exhibited at the
'Bio-Art' [Group Exhibition and Award] Gwachun Science Museum, Gwangju, Korea2016 | Céline Park's project, 'Fungus Inhale Vaccinations' was exhibited at the
'Changing Minds' Festival [Group Exhibition] Southbank Centre, London, UK
2016 | The performance of'Placebo Funeral' was shown.
'Changing Minds' Festival [Group Exhibition] Southbank Centre, London, UK2016 | The performance of'Placebo Funeral' was shown.
'Ponyland' [Group Exhibition] RCA, London, UK
2016 | '2803 North Korean Defected Dancers' & "North Korean Music Video' were shown in public.
'Ponyland' [Group Exhibition] RCA, London, UK2016 | '2803 North Korean Defected Dancers' & "North Korean Music Video' were shown in public.
RCA Graduate Show [Group Exhibition] RCA, London, UK
2016 | Céline Park's short film, 'Placebo Funeral' first time in public.
RCA Graduate Show [Group Exhibition] RCA, London, UK2016 | Céline Park's short film, 'Placebo Funeral' first time in public.
RCA WIP Show 16' [Group Exhibition] RCA, London, UK
Céline Park demonstrated the working process of 'Placebo Funeral'.
RCA WIP Show 16' [Group Exhibition] RCA, London, UKCéline Park demonstrated the working process of 'Placebo Funeral'.
RCA WIP Show 15' [Group Exhibition] RCA, London, UK
Céline Park's project, 'Mushroom Town' & 'Fungus Inhale Vaccinations' were exhibited.
RCA WIP Show 15' [Group Exhibition] RCA, London, UKCéline Park's project, 'Mushroom Town' & 'Fungus Inhale Vaccinations' were exhibited.
Final Show [Group Exhibition] NY, USA Jun 2010
Céline Park exhibited her graphic design projects.
Final Show [Group Exhibition] NY, USA Jun 2010Céline Park exhibited her graphic design projects.
WIP Show [Group Exhibition] NY, USA Dec, 2009
Céline Park exhibited her graphic design projects.
WIP Show [Group Exhibition] NY, USA Dec, 2009Céline Park exhibited her graphic design projects.
Final Show [Group Exhibition] NY, USA Jun, 2009
Céline Park exhibited her graphic design projects.
Final Show [Group Exhibition] NY, USA Jun, 2009Céline Park exhibited her graphic design projects.
WIP Show [Group Exhibition] NY, USA, Dec 2008
Céline Park exhibited her graphic design projects.
WIP Show [Group Exhibition] NY, USA, Dec 2008Céline Park exhibited her graphic design projects.
Final Show [Group Exhibition] NY, USA Jun 2008
Céline Park exhibited her graphic design projects.
Final Show [Group Exhibition] NY, USA Jun 2008Céline Park exhibited her graphic design projects.
WIP Show [Group Exhibition] NY, USA Dec 2007
Céline Park exhibited her graphic design projects.
WIP Show [Group Exhibition] NY, USA Dec 2007Céline Park exhibited her graphic design projects.
Final Show [Group Exhibition]NY, USA Jun 2007
Céline Park exhibited her graphic design projects.
Final Show [Group Exhibition]NY, USA Jun 2007Céline Park exhibited her graphic design projects.
