MeeHa

About

The Fluidity of Thought and Form

Mee Ha’s artistic practice is a sophisticated convergence of industrial design methodology and a poetic visual language. With a background in branding and product development, she perceives objects not as rigid, static forms, but as fluid manifestations of human thought—adaptable, intuitive, and continuously evolving.

Her signature series, Liquid Things, reimagines the icons of modern culture—from athletic shoes to game controllers—as transparent, weightless forms that appear to melt and ripple, hovering between materiality and imagination.

A defining element of Ha’s work is the incorporation of “Water Graffiti.” These faint, hidden inscriptions reveal themselves only under specific light, mirroring the subtle ways branding and subconscious messaging permeate our daily lives.

Through her hyper-real precision and the soft, fluid transformation of mass-produced forms, Mee Ha invites a meditation on the permanence of identity and the shifting narratives of contemporary existence. Her works exist as a quiet yet profound bridge between our physical and digital realities.

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Education
2002–2006 Sookmyung Women's University, Industrial Design (B.A.)
2006–2009 Art Center College of Design, CA, USA, Industrial Design (M.S.)
2012–2016 Sookmyung Women's University, Industrial Design (Ph.D.)

Solo Exhibitions
2025 Liquid Things – Ordinary Life, Alpharoom Box Gallery
2025 Liquid Things – Liquid Sweets, Gallery Nut
2025 Liquid Things – Liquid City, Seojin Art Space Yuyejae
2024 Absurd Bag AI, Ginza, Tokyo
2024 Absurd Bag HI, Midtown, New York

Group Exhibitions
15+ exhibitions (2018–2025), including CICA Museum (Gimpo), ArtX Gallery, Boomer Gallery (London), and venues in Austria, the U.S., Egypt, and Canada

Art Fairs
6+ art fairs (2025–2026), including The Other Art Fair (Saatchi Art) Brooklyn, Paris Art Shopping at Carrousel du Louvre, HIAF Shanghai, and LA Art Show

Curatorial
2021 Co-curator, 우먼 인 디자인: 더 나은 일상을 향하여, DDP Design Museum

Awards
2025 Highest Honor (Honorable Mentions), Synthetica and Alterica, ArtX Gallery
2019 iF Design Award, Germany
2019–2021 Excellence in Teaching Award, Hongik University