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Won Sung Yeon

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Introduction of Artist
Won Sung Yeon is a ceramic artist who explores contemporary dining culture through white porcelain. As single-person households increase and convenience foods become more prevalent, meals served as a single dish have become an increasingly familiar part of everyday life. Yet conventional tableware sets remain largely rooted in the traditional Korean dining arrangement of rice, soup, and side dishes. The artist focuses on the gap between these changing eating habits and established tableware conventions.

Her practice begins with the idea of designing tableware around the food itself. She examines how different dishes are eaten, the amount of broth they contain, and the ways in which they are presented, translating these observations into the depth, proportions, rims, and feet of her vessels. Using wheel-thrown white porcelain clay, she has created tableware sets for 16 types of single-dish meals, including *hoe-deopbap* (rice topped with raw fish), *gimbap* (seaweed rice rolls), *jjamppong* (spicy seafood noodle soup), *naengmyeon* (cold noodles), *gomtang* (beef bone soup), and stew. She tested the vessels with actual food to assess their capacity and practicality, selecting glazes ranging from pale celadon blue to matte black with consideration for food presentation, resistance to staining, and ease of cleaning.

For the artist, a vessel is more than a functional object for serving food. It is a medium that brings warmth and aesthetic experience even to a meal enjoyed alone. In 2026, she presented *A Study on the Production of White Porcelain Tableware Sets for Single-Dish Meals* at Wooseok Hall, Seoul National University.

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