ARTISTS' RESIDENCIES #3 | Oh You Kyeong - Puiforcat

Oh You Kyeong at Puiforcat, mentored by Giuseppe Penone - Artists' Residencies 2012. Kyeong's work explores concepts of fragility and lightness through installations inspired by the interaction of air and paper. Her creations invite us to contemplate the role of art as a healing force in an absurd world. Kyeong's sensitive response to everyday life is a tremendous asset as she rises to the challenge of harnessing virtuoso metalwork techniques at the Puiforcat workshops -- a centre of exceptional artisan expertise since 1820. From its origins as a family cutlery business, to joining the Hermès Group in 1993, Puiforcat has maintained the secrets of its proud tradition of silverwork, continually revisiting the masterpieces of family history that constitute its formal heritage in museum collections today. http://en.fondationdentreprisehermes.org/Know-how-and-creativity/Artists-residencies/Oh-You-Kyeong-at-Puiforcat