#34 - Sculpting Process, Memory & Material Integrity | Hae Won Sohn

Artist and educator Hae Won Sohn returns for a reflective conversation on process, adaptability, and making art that holds up—materially and conceptually.

Now based in Queens, Hae Won shares what’s evolved since her 2021 Sondheim Prize win and how her process-first approach has deepened through teaching, repurposing materials, and balancing art with life. Recorded after her Surface Tension exhibition in Baltimore, this episode covers the intersections of sculpture, craft, and creative discipline.

• From plaster scraps to sculptures: why her grandfather’s resourcefulness still shapes her practice
• Balancing artistic growth between Baltimore and New York
• How she teaches sculptural thinking by modeling failure and experimentation
• Her thoughts on anti-branding, creative integrity, and resisting aesthetic stagnation
• Why Surface Tension challenged her to rethink scale, space, and drawing as sculpture

🎧 Be sure to revisit Hae Won Sohn’s first episode to hear the roots of this evolving body of work.

The Truth In This Art is supported by William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, the Maryland State Arts Council's Creativity Grant and Mayor's Individual Artist Award - Creative Baltimore Fund (Baltimore). 

Host: Rob Lee
Music: Original music by Daniel Alexis Music with additional music from Chipzard and TeTresSeis.
Production:

• Produced by Rob Lee & Daniel Alexis
• Edited by Daniel Alexis
• Show Notes courtesy of Rob Lee and Transistor

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• Rob Lee photos by Vicente Martin for The Truth In This Art and Contrarian Aquarian Media.
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