Jimiin SURH is a Seoul-based metal artist whose practice spans contemporary jewellery, sculpture, and installation. Working primarily with metal wire, hand-formed structures are created through a looping technique in which repetitive acts of bending and connecting gradually generate open, permeable forms.

Repetition functions as both a making process and a formal language. Through the accumulation of individual loops, forms emerge gradually, allowing time, gesture, and process to remain visible within the finished work. Rather than concealing the act of making, traces are left intact, inviting viewers to follow the rhythm of each movement and the gradual formation of each structure.

Delicate yet resilient structures explore openness, human connection, and the quiet strength that emerges through repetition, patience, and continual becoming.

"Unexpected periods of hospital life, experienced by both myself and members of my family, profoundly altered the rhythm of everyday life. Time became defined by waiting—waiting for results, for recovery, for uncertainty to pass. During that period, I often wondered whether I would be able to continue making work at all.

Yet I found that I could not let go of making.

A fixed studio or specialised equipment no longer defines the way I work. With only metal wire and my hands, I can continue wherever I am—even in hospital waiting rooms, between long hours of uncertainty. Making has become a quiet act of endurance, allowing me to remain present when little else can be held onto.

Each piece begins with the simple act of bending and connecting metal wire by hand through a looping technique. Every repeated gesture becomes a quiet act of prayer—not bound to any particular religion, but an expression of hope, care, and a quiet wish for the well-being of others. Each loop holds a moment of time; each connection carries an intention. Through repetition and accumulation, form gradually comes into being.

Rather than concealing the making process, I allow it to remain visible. The open structure reveals the path of every wire, enabling the viewer to trace the gradual emergence of the work. The finished piece is therefore not only an object, but also a visible record of time, repetition, accumulation, and the quiet persistence of hope.

Open, permeable structures allow light, air, and movement to pass through them. They reflect a belief that strength does not arise solely from solidity, but also from openness, patience, and continual becoming.

I wait.

I make.

I repeat.

Each loop is a prayer.

Each prayer becomes a form."