Korean artist Park Yu-ra, 35, has won Germany’s young artist award, the ars viva Prize.
The Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft, a cultural association backed by German business, said on the 8th that it selected Park, along with Herman Singh Luchiman, 31, and Luciano Pecovitz, 27, as winners of the 2027 ars viva Prize.
Judges said Park shows “a keen sensitivity to how sound exists in the world and shapes environments,” adding that her work explores how acoustic structures affect the relationship between space and people.
Park studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. She now works between Düsseldorf and Seoul, presenting site-based pieces that combine audio with sculpture, video and installation.
Established in 1953, the ars viva Prize is awarded to visual artists age 35 or younger who live in Germany. Past recipients include Rosemarie Trockel, Candida Höfer and Wolfgang Tillmans.
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