Architecture 3rd place winner

In our own cities, where low-rise and flat urban structures once dominated, tall and unconventional buildings have gradually emerged. These structures, now the norm, combine new materials and advanced technologies, competing with ever-higher and more distinctive designs to establish themselves as landmarks that transcend mere functionality. They embody the ideal of the city, an image deeply embedded in our collective consciousness. Inspired by this concept, I began creating repetitive collages to reimagine the city. Through these works, I aim to express the city's relentless desire for transformation and the urge for change in a modern world driven by replication and mass production.

'Yoonyong Rah' is an artist who began to focus on the formal beauty of urban landscapes and presented his work by recognizing the units that make up the city as individual buildings. He started taking photos to record his travels, and through his long experience, he published three travel photo books. Currently, his interest in various social elements that make up the premise of the city can be easily seen in his works. His exhibition activities include numerous group exhibitions and the recent 2023 Seoul Arts Center Special Exhibition (Photography in Contemporary Art), 2024 France Arles Photography Festival, and 2024 Seoul Arts Center Special Exhibition (Metaphotography - The DNA of Photography, Augmentation and Transformation of Photography), and he is currently working on his next work while carefully contemplating his work.