About

From zen masters’ relics to everyday objects, from critical social incidents to fleeting moments, her practice attempts to capture the presence of consciousness, the invisible, subtle yet powerful inner phenomena and express them through various types of media such as photography, video, sound, drawing, painting, and printmaking.

In 2006, for a period of one year, she was not able to walk due to unidentifiable pain that had put her in a wheelchair. X-rays and MRI results were all unable to explain the pain. This event eventually led her to study Eastern Philosophy such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sufism. Through readings and retreats, they taught her how to look within rather than out, to see beyond physicality rather than its surface. Her focus on capturing the intangible yet concrete in her practice has originated from these experiences.

Born in South Korea, Dana Aramdarya Ysol received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2016 and a MA from Royal College of Art, London in 2019.

She has participated in numerous group shows in cities such as Chicago, Notre Dam, Osaka, Gimpo, London, Seoul, and Arles. Her recent solo exhibition was held at Busan Metropolitan Police Agency in Busan and Sinwon Public Library Goyang in 2023.