Biography

50BELL (Young-Jong Oh, 오영종)
I am a visual artist based between Berlin and Jeju. My work begins with a philosophical inquiry into the in-between spaces of presence and absence, life and death. Exploring visual and conceptual forms, I use photography not to represent, but as a language to question how we see and exist by deconstructing conventional notions of time, space, and perspective. I create images that hover between reality and abstraction.
CV

Solo Exhibitions
​​​​​​​2025 The Red Chamber, Keunbada Young Gallery, Jeju
2025 Afterimages of the In-Between: Moments Re-formed, Jeju
2024 What Is Essential Lives in Between, Doldam Gallery, Jeju
2023 Colour Mixing in Jeju: Island’s Time within Colours, Keunbada Young Gallery, Jeju
2021 50BELL’s Guide: Beyond Perspective, Art Space IAa, Jeju

Selected Group Exhibitions​​​​​​​
2023 Curator’s Room: Waves, Ocean Suites Hotel, Jeju
2022 Seongeupsaegim, Seongeup Historic Village, Jeju
2021–2022 Thoughts We Live By, Art Space IAa, Jeju
2021 Korea Art Week Open Studio, Art Space IAa, Jeju
2021 Silver Lining, Art Space Seetangraum, Jeju

Artist in Residence
2021 Art Space IAa, Jeju Foundation for Arts and Culture​​​​​​​, Jeju

Selected Features
Selected Grants
2022–2025 Artist Support Grant, Jeju Foundation for Arts and Culture
2021 Emerging Artist Grant, Jeju Foundation for Arts and Culture

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개인전
2025 《붉은 방》, 사진예술공간 큰바다영, 제주
2025 《사이의 잔상: 다시 맺히는 순간들》, 제주
2024 《중요한 것은 사이에 있다》, 돌담갤러리, 제주
2023 《제주혼색: 섬의 시간이 색에 섞일 때》, 사진예술공간 큰바다영, 제주
2021 《​50BELL’s Guide: 원근의 저편》, 예술공간 이아, 제주

기획전 및 주요 단체전
2023 기획전 《Curator’s Room: Waves》, 오션스위츠호텔, 제주
2022 기획전 《성읍새김》, 성읍민속마을 마방터, 제주
2021–2022 기획전 《삶으로서의 사유》, 예술공간 이아, 제주
2021 ​《미술주간》 오픈 스튜디오, 예술공간 이아, 제주
2021 기획전 《실버 라이닝》, 예술공간 새탕라움, 제주

레지던시
2021 예술공간 이아, 제주문화예술재단, 제주

주요 활동
《Virtual Gallery》, 박건희문화재단 (2024–현재)

선정
2022–2025 《예술창작활동지원》, 제주문화예술재단
2021 《신진작가지원》, 제주문화예술재단​​​​​​​
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