Based in Seoul, metal craft artist MyeongJin Shin is currently pursuing a Doctoral degree in Metal Arts & Design at Seoul National University of Science & Technology. She graduated with a BFA in Metal Arts & Design from Yewon Arts University in 2022 and received her MFA from Seoul National University of Science & Technology in 2024. Her current doctoral research focuses on creating vessels and objects using the hammering technique, primarily utilizing brass. She has recently showcased her work through numerous domestic and international exhibitions and art fairs. Notably, in 2025, she participated in the international artists exhibition and art fair held in Jingdezhen, China. She also presented her work at the Craft Trend Fair at COEX, Seoul, in 2025, where she received the 2025 Maison Marie Claire × Sulwhasoo Craft Award, selected by the Korea Craft & Design Foundation and prominent Korean corporations.

“I transformed the invisible elements within the human psyche into physical entities through the materiality of metal. My recent practice focuses on words that, unable to be released, clot like dense masses inside the mind. These expanded forms are forged through the traditional metalsmithing technique of hammering, shaped by countless meticulous strikes. This repetitive hammering is a physical ritual—a bodily recollection of the 'accumulated time of language' that has long settled deep within, never having been spoken. The magnitude and direction of the force channeled through the head of the hammer are indelibly recorded onto the metal surface, translating intimate psychological energy into visual tension.”