GHIL WOOJUNG KOREA, b. 1992

Woo-Jung Ghil (b. Seoul, 1992) is a London-based painter whose artistic journey bridges East and West. She began her BA at Camberwell College of Arts, graduated from CSVPA, and completed her MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art, London (2021–23). This academic path provided the foundation for her distinctive visual language, one that merges meditative practice with contemporary existential thought.

At the heart of her practice lies a ritual of repetition and layering, through which she explores Jeongjeok (靜寂), a Korean term that refers to a state of profound stillness. Thin washes of pigment accumulate patiently on the canvas, creating delicate harmonies that echo both silence and presence. For Ghil, painting is not merely aesthetic but existential: each work becomes a self-portrait of the inner sanctuary she seeks, a space untouched by the constant stimuli of the outside world.

Her paintings embody the tension and resonance between finitude and transcendence, inviting viewers to pause and encounter the paradox of fullness within emptiness. At the intersection of Zen philosophy and Western existentialism, her work creates a contemplative space where silence becomes substance. In this way, Ghil’s paintings speak simultaneously to personal introspection and universal human experience, reminding us of the enduring value of stillness in contemporary life.