June Yoo

Studying jewellery and metalworking, June Yoo is an artist/maker based in London. 

Finding the delicate balance between control and freedom, allowing the material itself to communicate and express its narrative in a poetic way. It involves the process of uncovering stories behind materials, mixing with personal interaction and inspiration, focusing on materiality and connecting/reconnecting with the narrative of the works. 

It is an itinerary, with the artist being embedded both physically and mentally into the works, adding layers of personal connection and originality, developing more nuanced and intimate relationships. 

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Hair; Larger than Life


Hair has a complex and multifaceted element of human existence. The roots of hair, where it is connected to the body, can indeed represent the life and death of hair and signify various aspects such as bonding, time, power, and control. 

The global trade of human hair as a commodity raises intriguing questions about power dynamics and cultural exchange. The journey of hair from one person to another, crossing geographical and cultural boundaries, speaks to the interconnectedness of our world. It demonstrates how something as a personal as hair can become a part of a larger system. 

The act of gathering fallen hair and weaving it into a piece of work, both from oneself and from others, carries symbolic weight, It highlights the transient nature of hair, as it continuously grows and shed outside of our conscious awareness. The collection of fallen hair can be seen as a way to reclaim and reconnect with this overlooked aspect of ourselves, reinventing the dynamics between us and the world. 

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Made with a single strand of hair, depicting the initial connection with the material, it is a process of connecting and reinventing the relationship with the material and the body, within time and growth.



18ct yellow gold, human hair

Autobiographical Cord

Referring the process of growth and trace of time, braiding fallen hair and making into a cord, intertwining fragments of the past into a tangible piece. 



Human hair, 9ct yellow gold

The Past Grows Roots

The roots of hair plays a significant role on how we perceive hair, since the connection/disconnection with the body creates a drastically different impression. It is where the liveliness of hair lies, and define it as alive or dead. 

Being alive sometimes involves stress, damage, and the process of recovery. it could be haunting, yet it contains the potential of growth. 


Human hair, ceramic, kintsugi

The Materiality of Memory

The project focuses on the idea of memory. Fragile, fluid, sometimes unexpective and invisible yet builds up one’s identity, shaping our existence. 

It can be described either as a whole, or as a cluster of moments. 

The process of melting pine rosin and seeing the process of a chunk of pine rosin turning into strings and piling up produces a meditative experience looking back into the past and a chance to interact and reinvent the relationship between our past and present.



Copper, brass, pine rosin

The Enhancer

Inspired by autogenic training, the course of a mental process of feeling warmth and weight in your limbs, as a treatment of mental issues and pain in the body. 

Silver absorbs the warmth of the body, and gives it back to user, the connection with the object and the body gives comforness, working as a tool for tranquility. 



Sterling silver